elderflower harvest

By this time last year, I had made bottles and bottles of cordial, but the reluctance of the sun to shine, means that the elderflower harvest is running slightly late this year.

Elderflowers and Lemons

As a result of the weather, there is  at least a month of elderflowers left on the trees, and time to  plan some recipes which I can use them for.  Last year I made Elderflower Gin and Elderflower Vinegar!

My favourite elderflower treat is a truly scrumptious Lemon and Elderflower Marmalade, using a delicious recipe from Urvashi at The Botanical Kitchen. (My husband has specially requested it again this year, and I am planning a batch  as soon as we have a day or two of sunshine.)

There is such a plethora of Elderflowers in Richmond, sometimes I  pick too many,   I retain the extra flowers to decorate a simple dish.

If you have some Elderflower Cordial then I cannot recommend this simple dish too highly, it's tasty and (I'm sure) very healthy.  It takes moments to make and provides a scrumptious breakfast or an ideal pudding, in other words it is a truly versatile dish.

Elderflower Fruit Salad with Goat Yoghurt

Make a simple fresh fruit salad with a variety of summery berries such as:

Raspberries
Blueberries
Strawberries
or pre-prepared Tropical Fruits

You will also need:
Elderflower Cordial
Elderflowers (foraged)
Mint leaves
Goat Yogurt

When you have made the fruit salad, drizzle with a teaspoonful of Elderflower Cordial
Scatter the Mint leaves and the Elderflower Petals over the fruit salad
Serve the fruit salad with a delicious helping of Goat Yoghurt

Sometimes I sneak some onto my breakfast muesli too!

There  are many other  delicious Elderflower posts to be found on the web, I particularly recommend  a tasty selection of elderflower recipes from  Helen at Fuss Free Flavours and some scrumptious elderflower madeleines from Laura at How to Cook Good Food.