Recipe - Radish Sandwiches With Petal Butter

4 tablespoon Lightly salted butter,
softened
1 tablespoon Sour cream
1 One half teaspoon Fresh dill, minced
1 tablespoon Edible, mildflavored
wildflower petals, lightly
chopped*
French baguette, (about 1/2
loaf)
1 bn Radishes, (10 or 12
radishes)
Extra edible flowers for
garnish, if desired

1. To make the Petal Butter: Whip together the softened butter and sour
cream in a small bowl until well incorporated and fluffy. Then fold in the
dill and chopped, edible flower petals.

2. To assemble sandwiches: Thinly slice radishes with a sharp knife or a
Japanese mandoline.** With a serrated knife slice the baguette into thin,
1/8 to 1/4inch slices. (You should have 24 to 26 slices. Extra bread can
be saved for another use.)

3. Spread each bread slice with petal Butter, then top with slices of
radish. Place sandwiches on a platter and sprinkle a few edible flower
petals over sandwiches, if desired.

Chef's Notes: *Borage, JohnneyJumpUps, calendula and rose petals make a
pretty petal combination for this recipe. It is always very important to
know that the petals you're using are edible and have not been sprayed.
Gourmet grocers or farmers markets usually carry edible petals in the
spring and summer. **A Japanese mandoline is a handy slicing machine that
makes very thin cut or sliced up or matchstick vegetables. Wellstocked Asian markets
carry this tool.

Copyright 1997 by Kathy Casey.

Recipe by: Seattle Times 4/2/97 (Kathy Casey) Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1
#558 by Rooby MsRooby@sprintmail.com on Apr 08, 1997