Lemon Balm Uses

Question

It's growing like a weed, and has a wonderful smell just wondering what I can use it for in the kitchen?

Answer 1

• Make a pesto out of it. Goes well with fish and chicken
• Use it in a Mediterranean-style stuffing, along with feta cheese, garlic and sundried tomatoes
• Rip up and toss through salads
• Make a herbal tea
• Make ice cream

Answer 2

Make jelly. I can't remember the recipe exactly, but it's something along the lines of:

• juice and zest a couple of lemons
• steep lemonbalm and lemon zest in hot water to extract the flavour
• mix infusion and lemon juice together
• sweeten to taste
• add gelatine
• pour into suitable vessels, chill to set
• eat

The lemonbalm gives you a different kind of lemonyness than lemons alone do, so the resulting jelly has a deeper flavour.