Yes, these flowers are edible and delicious!
The delicate petals emote a delicate allium flavour that gently awakens the palate to the wonders of Spring.
The ethereal whimsy they bring to the plate has me believing that fairies really do live in my garden. You must try them. If you live in Edmonton, I have a huge clump to share for you to plant in your own garden.
Tags: edible flowers, garden harvest, salad
These pictures are amazing …and yummy
Love the colours, gloria!
Beautiful! I’ll be having chive flowers soon too. Can’t wait
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What amzing pictures! Are your chives alreaddy flowering? Edmonton is way ahead of us.
Rita
Rita,
Where are you? I thought no one I read would be behind Edmonton. We do harvest beautiful food here, but our season is short, and usually never ahead of anyone else’s!
Valerie
(Mine have “just” reared their heads this week, and as you see in the photo, are opening up!)
There is something so fanciful about eating flowers.
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I didn’t know that the flowers were edible as well, what a pretty addition to salad from now on!
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The flowers are so pretty! I have never eaten a flower before…I’m always scared…haha.
I’d love a clump of chive flowers!
Well, Miss Trailmixandmore!
Hope on your bike or in your car and get over here and pick them up!
valerie
I think fairies do live in your garden Valerie – chive flowers are gorgeous aren’t they
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Anna!
XO
So so so so pretty. I love the idea of incorporating flowers into salads. Only problem is you can’t really find this stuff in the supermarket, you pretty much have to grow it yourself. Maybe next year I’ll plant some chive flowers in my little patch. I know its something I’d use.
*kisse* HH
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We can buy bundles of them at our Alberta Farmer’s Markets this time of year. Can’t you find them in yours, there? Of course, they are easy peasy to grow and come up bigger and better every year, so that is the best long term solution!
Valerie
What I love about chives and garlic chives is that you can cut them down and you have a whole new crop in late summer.I wish I had some gtowing:D
Bellini!
Really! This is did not know!!! Very cool. I never cut them completely down, I just use as I go and get little patches of new growth and now I know why!
valerie
Gorgeous! Have you tried nasturtiums? They’re so pretty and they have this lovely pepper flavor.
Tara!
You bet! Am growing them as we speak! They just take longer. I wish they were a bit crispier, but they do have an excellent peppery flavour. These chive flowers also have a really appealing texture. I find the nasturtiums absolutely need a crisp “somethin’ somethin’” to pair them with as they are so… well, soft.
But, yummy, and really pretty in a summer salad! (missed you at the meeting last weekend! xo)
Valerie
Lovely photos…wish I had a vegetable garden.
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When you’ve got a green thumb such as yours, you don’t need ferries living in your garden, but it helps
I never knew the flowers were edible too. They are such a beautiful colour aren’t they? Talk about adding colour and life to a dish. I think my parents plant these as well, but I don’t think we’ve ever eaten the flowers too. I’ll have to try next time. Beautiful pictures by the way. Hope all is well. Hugs!
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Great idea! My chives are going to be flowering soon.
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beautiful post Valerie! Summer will arrive (eventually)
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Just gorgeous! My chives never flower, I must fix this
One of the best reasons for growing your own, you can’t buy edible flowers in the supermarket, not in mine anyway! Kathy
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