ingredients

The leaves of Lemon Thyme are softer and rounder than common garden thyme and have a delicate lemon "note" overlaying the typical thyme flavour. It is a popular culinary herb for poultry and salads. It can also be used to flavour jellies, ice cream, sorbet and in poaching syrup for fruit.

• Add lemon thyme to vegetables as it combines well with beetroot, asparagus, green beans, zucchini, carrot and salad greens.
  
• Lemon thyme adds a subtle lemon zing to chicken, seafood, shellfish and veal.
  
• Add lemon thyme to a seafood risotto.
  
• Lemon thyme enhances cream style sauces such as chicken scaloppine.
  
• Sprinkle lemon thyme over scalloped potatoes.
  
• When baking whole fish place a sprig of lemon thyme into the cavity.

Lemon Thyme keeps for 2-3 days in a jug of water covered with a food storage bag and stored in the refrigerator.