Thymus × citriodorus
(Otherwise known as Lemon Thyme)
Some of my thyme is flowering already.
Thyme to harvest some. Thyme and tide wait for no man. 😉
Lemon Thyme is lovely in salads and, with its attractive variegated leaves, it also looks pretty as a garnish. Herb butters are a good way to preserve the fresh flavours of herbs, and by adding a little lemon or orange zest they can be quite tasty. I have been looking for uses for my lemon thyme, which has a very distinctive citrus aroma – fresh and tangy – and made this:
Lemon and Lemon Thyme Butter
- Zest of one organic lemon
- 125g softened butter
- pinch of salt and pepper
- 4 or 5 sprigs of lemon thyme, finely chopped
- Tiny squeeze of lemon juice
Mix all the ingredients really well and either just chill and use immediately, or press into ice cube trays, cover with foil and freeze.
Tastes delicious on new potatoes. Also good with pasta or gnocchi and parmesan. Or with baby carrots…
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Those baby carrots look fantastic!
They disappeared very quickly! 🙂
Mmmm, the wonderful summer flavours are just beginning – here’s to a long and blessed harvest season to come!
Hi Melody. Yes, the herbs are all doing well and berry season is getting going… it should be a good summer! 🙂
Cathy I have a huge plant of lemon thyme and wondered what I could use it for…wonderful idea that I will try…my mouth is watering…I am using my WP identity to comment because every time I comment with my blog name and regular email the comment does not show and I suspect it is going to spam…very strange.
Hi Donna – glad you can use this recipe! I’ll see if I can do anything this end, as I just checked and your comments are in the spam folder!
My carrots are almost ready for picking and the thyme has had a growth spurt so I’ll look forward to trying this herby butter soon. Thanks x
Enjoy! 😀
We love cooked carrots. I usually add parsley, but will give lemon thyme a try.
I made parsley butter last autumn and froze it – made it last till Christmas!
That is a great idea!
There’s never enough Thyme in the garden!
Love the pun! 😉
Good idea and so easy to make!
And you could put virtually any herb you like in it!
Just planted one of these 3-weeks ago. I love the aroma.
Great! If you have any other ideas how to use it, let me know! 🙂
Still experimenting, but will do!
Lemon thyme is wonderful! It also tastes really good with a white-fleshed fish fillet and some melted butter. So versatile and pretty!
As a vegetarian I wouldn’t go for the fish, but it does taste good with just about every spring/summer vegetable you can imagine!
Absolutely right! 🙂 Try it with some cooked tender baby beetroot…mmmm!
Thanks for the tip… I will be harvesting some soon I hope! 😀
Lemon thyme is my favorite. I planted 10 plants in the front a raised bed this spring so it would spill over the front. I use it on roasted chicken and new potatoes, but have never thought if carrots, will definitely try that!
Sounds good on potatoes too!