Lemon Myrtle

$8.00

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Description

Lemon Myrtle // Backhousia citriodora

Lemon Myrtle is a powerfully citrus herb that offers an exceptionally sweet, lemony flavour. Native to the tropical north-east, Lemon Myrtle is commonly used in a variety of applications from food all the way to hygiene products. Traditionally used as a topical treatment, Aboriginal Australians would grind the fresh leaves into a paste and apply topically to wounds.

The natural essential oil found within the leaf is what gives the sweet flavour. When cooking with Lemon Myrtle, it is recommended that you use the herb in the last 10 minutes to avoid diluting the essential oil, and thus the flavour (except when baking).

How to Use/Benefits

Culinary Uses:

Sprinkle over grilled fish or chicken, use in your favourite cupcake recipes, make a syrup, or a warm brew to numb a sore throat.

Recipe:

Crumbed Fish with Lemon Myrtle and Pepperberry

Outback BBQ steak with Tasmanian Mountain Pepperberry and Bush Tomato Relish

Nutritional Properties:

High in the essential oil 'citral', Lemon Myrtle is a naturally antibacterial and is rich in antioxidants that are important in fighting free radicals that cause damage to cells.

	p / 100g
Lutein	6.56mg
Magnesium	188.4mg
Folate	71ug
Vitamin E	21.2mg
Zinc	1.4mg
Calcium	1583mg
Iron	5.77mg
Potassium	1258mg
Magnese	1.28mg
Copper	0.474mg

^ From 'Heath Benefits of Australian Native Foods' by the Australian Government.

Ingredients: 100% Australian Grown Lemon Myrtle

Learn more about the Health Benefits, Origin, and Uses of this incredible Australian ingredient! Click here to learn more!

Shipping and Returns

Shipping and Returns:

Australia Wide Shipping Available
Standard: $9.95
Express: $15.00

All products are sent from Melbourne. For fast delivery, please select 'express'.

All plants are sent via express post or with a courier.

Sweet and savoury

I used this to make a trio of native spice in creams. It is also great with fish and chicken

Lemon Myrtle is the best

Such a fragrant Australian herb! Beautifully packaged and lovely freshness. I used this in both sweet and savoury dishes and used it as a caffeine free tisane in the evenings. It also makes an awesome iced tea (add some other fruits too - works really well with chopped granny smith apple or pineapple and ice). I put it in cocktails, milkshakes (great with coconut or vanilla), jellied desserts, sprinkled it over coconut sorbet, added it to my pineapple granita and of course in baking (lemon tarts and cake, coconut cake and scones. It is equally good in savoury baking (lemon myrtle and cheese turnovers, in spanakopita, sprinkled over soups just before serving, on pasta, added on the rice in an avocado sushi roll, on my soft tofu salad, in my salad dressing. You can see the list is endless! Don't buy the 20g packet, go straight for 50g.

Lemon myrtle

Absolutely love this extremely versatile seasoning

Was hapily suprised

Needed the lemon myrtle in a rush and they got it to me within the 3 days of it being shipped out, granted i did get the express shipping im still very happy at the quality of it all and the freshness of the taste in the scones we made with it! In the area for a different taste, give ig a whirl with some apricot jam, good stuff.

Lemon myrtle herb

Wonderful ! Thank you.

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Lemon Myrtle

Lemon Myrtle // Backhousia citriodora

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