Non-dessert recipes which include roses?

Question

This is a bit of a strange question... A friend of mine purchased a can of 'rose petals in syrup' from an Indian grocery store. It has a consistancy like jam, and is very sweet- but also very fragant and floral-tasting. It tastes very much like what it is. It is also not aesthetically pleasing at all, and the flavor is very unique and quite strong.

We decided to have a dinner party, and see who could come up with a better way to make something out of it.
She is going to try to create a rose cheesecake. I thought it would be more interesting to try to make something more meal-like, since there are a zillion dessert recipes out there with roses.
I thought perhaps I could make a tangy-sweet rose vinaigrette and put it on a salad, or make some sort of spicy rose chutney and put it on some curried potatoes...

Does anyone have any other suggesions of how to use roses in a meal (preferably vegetarian)?

Answer 1

I think a rose vinaigrette would work well with a salad that contains arugula or spinach.

Maybe use a few tablespoons of red wine vinegar and olive oil, mixed with a tablespoon of the rose syrup (you could chop up some of the petals and add them also). You could also throw in a little bit of dried tarragon or possibly anise for some spice.

Anything Indian-inspired would work well with the rose flavor.

Answer 2

Rose vinaigrette: Place in a bowl a small amount of rose syrup, crushed garlic, shallot finely chopped, and a good red wine or balsamic vinegar. Slowly blend in EVOO, salt and pepper to taste. This works well on Sharpe tasting greens try using arugula, top it with a steamed piece of red snapper, or mai mai.

Answer 3

Check out foodnetwork.com. I looked and they had a bunch of recipes....

Answer 4

just make sure all the greenflys are out of the roses