Recipes — Lemon Myrtle

The addition of saltbush, lemon myrtle & mountain pepper brings a beautiful and fragrant bushfood addition to an Australian classic. The secret to great roast spuds is parboiling. This creates tasty, fluffy spuds that will crisp up beautifully. Prepare your fluffy spuds and allow to dry and cool before roasting.

This incredibly tasty (and easy) ice cream recipe comes from a friend of Saltbush Kitchen and Melbourne's queen of creative desserts, Caroline Khoo. Summer just got a whole lot better with this delicious dessert featuring lemon myrtle, turmeric & gin.

A creamy zesty bushfood mayonnaise with lemon myrtle - perfect for burgers, chips & seafood.  This is a delicious Australian mayo. I serve it up on my Roo Burgers and as a side to home made saltbush & potato wedges.  

A clear winner in the shortbread stakes. It showcases lemon myrtle & saltbush and is a tasty recipe that is a great example of how you can adapt your favourite recipes to include native bushfoods. The icing is optional, this recipe has pepperberry, but you can substitute that with lemon myrtle or saltbush.