6 ways to add poppy seeds to your food

In the Netherlands, we mainly know poppy seeds from bread rolls, but you can do much more with them. Here are six surprising recipes.

Parmesan biscuits
Yotam Ottolenghi also knows how good poppy seeds can be in a dish. That’s why his recipe for Parmesan biscuits has a poppy seed edge. The recipe comes from his book The Cookbook.

Butter cake
The combination of ginger and poppy seeds works perfectly in something sweet, such as ice cream or this butter cake.

Lemon poppyseed
Jamie Oliver’s grandmother already knew what an upgrade poppy seeds can give dishes. If you have cravings for a good lemon cake, make her recipe.

Salad
This salad with carrot, lemon juice and poppy seeds is ready in no time and works perfectly as a side dish.

Donuts
Poppy seeds also work well on these donuts—baked in the oven instead of fried—with rhubarb glaze on top.

Pasta
But they can also be used in a main course, such as this pasta with beet, goat cheese and poppy seeds.