
Herb and Flower Homemade Pasta Recipe
While we’re edging slowly but surely away from the summer season, you may not be ready to say goodbye to flowers just yet. You likely still have some herbs and edible flowers blooming, and if you’re looking to give your culinary herbs and edible flowers one last hoorah before the summer’s end, you will want to try this fun recipe. This Herb and Flower Homemade Pasta recipe is a creative way to elevate dinner time with gorgeous botanicals!
The best part of making Herb and Flower Homemade Pasta is that you can experiment with a variety of edible flowers and culinary herbs, so each batch is unique and a work of art in and of itself. When choosing herbs and flowers for your pasta, you want to stick with plants that have soft leaves and petals, such as basil, parsley, oregano, chives, nasturtiums, pansies, and calendula. You can use a flower press for the flowers before arranging them on the pasta. Stay away from the woody herbs like rosemary that might puncture the pasta dough and give less than desired results.
To add the herbs:
Herb and Flower Homemade Pasta Recipe
This Herb and Flower Homemade Pasta recipe is a creative way to elevate dinner time with gorgeous botanicals!
2 cups (250 g) all-purpose flour or “00” flour (plus extra for dusting)
3 large eggs
1 tsp olive oil (optional, for silkier dough)
½ tsp salt
Fresh garden herbs and pressed edible flowers (see above)
sides until a shaggy dough forms.
flour.
To store, dust pasta strands with flour, nest them, and refrigerate up to 2 days or freeze in nests for up to 1 month.
When ready to cook, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 1-3 minutes until al dente. Remember, fresh pasta cooks very quickly! Serve immediately with olive oil, butter, and garlic, or your favorite sauce to highlight the herbal notes.
In Closing,
Adding herbs and flowers to your homemade pasta recipe is one simple added step to making the most beautiful pasta—while also adding flavor and nutritional value. Take a moment to hold the floral pasta up to the light to enjoy the beautiful botanical mosaic! Making this pasta is a therapeutic and joyful process and creates a one-of-a-kind meal to enjoy with all your senses.