Calendula Flower Taste. Depending on your climate and drying setup it may take a week to ten days to properly dry calendula-- Edible Flowers. But the taste especially in dried petals is actually more tart and nutty than pleasantly honeyed.
Try chopped petals and leaves in soups salads rice dishes herb butters and stews. But the taste especially in dried petals is actually more tart and nutty than pleasantly honeyed. Ok maybe you would enjoy the fresh petals of these sunny flowers in calendula recipes such as salads or used in dishes.
Calendula petals have a peppery tangy taste that can bring zing to different recipes like salads.
Petals add color to scrambled eggs cheeses poultry and rice. There is a bitter bite to the flowery taste of calendula which is a surprise because the fragrance is so sweet. But the taste especially in dried petals is actually more tart and nutty than pleasantly honeyed. Calendula is also a medicinal herb that has been used in topical ointments for cuts and scrapes.