Watermelon-White Grape -Rose Petal Juice

WATERMELON-WHITE GRAPE-ROSE PETAL JUICE

4 Cups Watermelon Chunks (with seeds)
1 Cup Coconut Water
1 Cup White Grapes
2 teaspoons dried rosepetals

Mix watermelon, coconut water and grapes in vitamix. Pour through milk bag to get the juice. Stir in the rose petals.

I use flowers like lavender, hibiscus and roses all the time for culinary purposes. They are great used fresh in salads, dried in chocolates, raw puddings and raw jellies, great for rosewater for a face spray and many other uses. Light-color roses are more sweet in flavor. Darker roses have more aroma and flavor.

You can often find these dried flowers in the bulk spice section of health food stores or online. You can also make them right from your garden, which is what we do!

Here's how:

1. Harvest roses near the peak of their bloom. (make sure they are pesticide free)
2. Rinse petals only (get rid of white part underneath) in cool water.
3. Lay out on the mesh screens of your dehydrator.
4. Dehydrate at 105 overnight.
5. Store whole, or grind in your spice grinder.