Recipes that Incorporate the Health Benefits of Sweet Grass

Enjoy the health benefits of sweet grass with these recipes.

Sweet grass is a widely used and revered sacred plant, it’s still harvested today, and continues to play an important role in Indigenous cultures. Chef Christa-Bruneau Guenther, owner of Feast Cafe Bistro an Indigenous restaurant in Winnipeg Manitoba, is here to show us you can cook with it too.

Ingredients

Sweetgrass

Sweetgrass Lemon Vinaigrette

spring mix of lettuce

fresh blueberries

fresh raspberries

toasted almonds

red onions

salty feta

2 tbsp

sweetgrass infused olive oil

1 tbsp

lemon juice

pinch of sea salt and pepper

1 tsp

dijon mustard

Sweetgrass Tea

1/2 inch

sweetgrass braid

loose leaf berry or lemon ginger tea

fresh lemon wedge

Sweetgrass Compote

1-2 cups

frozen mixed berries

4 tbsp

maple syrup or honey

2 inch piece

sweetgrass

4 tbsp

water

Instructions

Sweetgrass Lemon Vinaigrette What You Need To Do: For the dressings I combine..

3 parts sweetgrass infused olive oil (3 tablespoons)
one part fresh squeezed lemon juice (one tablespoon)
a pinch of sea salt & pepper, a teaspoon of dijon mustard

Use a fork to whisk it until it’s all incorporated and pour it over the salad! Seagrass Tea Get your water boiling. It smells and tastes like vanilla with a slight smokey sweet maple flavour What You Need To Do:

Snip a ½ inch piece off the braid with scissors and place it into your stainless steel tea infuser
Add other loose tea flavors like berry, lemon ginger, or just add a fresh lemon wedge in it

Sweetgrass Compote Compote is absolutely perfect to pair with ice cream or on morning pancakes! What You Need To Do:

In a pot on stove place 1-2 cups of frozen mixed berries (or fresh when in season) 4 tablespoons maple syrup or honey, snip 2 inch piece of sweetgrass, and 4 tablespoons water
Cook until berries are broken up and form a jam like consistency
Remove sweetgrass stems and place compote into a jar or any sealed container.

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