The Little Herb Saver:
Lemon balm is like a blanket of peace, calming a nervous stomach, reducing anxiety, elevating a gloomy feeling, and providing relief for sleepless nights. That’s a lot, but that’s also not all.
Lemon balm is easy to grow, lovely to eat or drink as tea, powerful in its own right but not in a way that lends caution to using it. To get more lemon balm into our lives, can only be a good thing. And this is why I deem it a little herbal saver.
Thank you for joining me for this part 2 lemon balm monograph. (Episode 52 is part 1)
Lemon Balm Vinaigrette:
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
1 teaspoon dijon mustard
1 teaspoon chopped lemon balm
Salt and pepper to taste
Combine olive oil, lemon juice, red wine vinegar and dijon mustard. Whisk together until blended well. Stir in chopped lemon balm and salt and pepper.
Store in the refrigerator. Serve with fennel and radish salads.
Photo of Lemon Balm from Henriette’s Herbal Homepage
Source for Lemon Balm Starter Plants:
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Dina Ranade is a Registered Herbalist with the American Herbalist Guild and a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist. She is also a mom of three – two daughters and one son all now in college. Dina loves cooking for her family despite the challenges this creates. She passionately loves exploring culinary herbalism and has been working on stocking her home kitchen apothecary or medicine cabinet.