14 Days of Popcorn: Lemon Rosemary Popcorn
We are one week into the 14 days of popcorn. Have you found any recipes you can’t wait to try? Or have you tried any yet?
I told my husband today that I am starting to get sick of popcorn!
Not because I don’t love eating popcorn all day, but because I’ve had to floss my teeth every couple hours to keep the popcorn kernels out of them. I’m starting to run out of floss!
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I’ve been thoroughly enjoying all the caramel and chocolate popcorn recipes we’ve been making. I am a sucker for something sweet, but I am starting to get a stomach ache from all the sugar.
Today I needed something light and savory. This Lemon Rosemary Popcorn is perfect for a light afternoon snack without all the sweet. And it’s made with fresh herbs for a bright savory flavor.
I love gardening outdoors. I grow a huge vegetable garden and tons of herbs in the summer. However, I suck at keeping anything alive indoors.
I don’t understand what I am doing wrong, but they keep dying. Even my succulents don’t last.
This fall I bought a large rosemary plant for winter cooking. It was only $2 so I figured if it died after I used it in a couple recipes it wouldn’t have cost any more than buying precut herbs at the grocery store.
Surprisingly, my rosemary is still alive! It’s only been 4 months, but I’m already patting myself on the back for keeping it alive this long.
And since it’s the only fresh herb I have available (without buying those expensive grocery store herbs), I knew I needed to use it in some popcorn.
It only made sense to pair my fresh rosemary with lemon. The bright and citrusy lemon is the perfect accompaniment to the earthy rosemary.
To make this popcorn, I mixed the lemon and rosemary into the butter and it made the perfect light and fresh snack. Love it!
For more popcorn fun, check out the all the recipes from last week!
14 Days of Popcorn
- Day 1: Chewy Peanut Butter Caramel Popcorn
- Day 2: Chocolate Kettle Corn
- Day 3: Churro Caramel Popcorn
- Day 4: Vanilla Bean Cheesecake Caramel Popcorn
- Day 5: Chipotle Lime Popcorn
- Day 6: Trail Mix Caramel Popcorn Bars
- Day 7: Dark Chocolate Caramel Popcorn
- Day 8: Lemon Rosemary Popcorn
- Day 9: Brown Butter & Honey Popcorn
- Day 10: Chai Spiced Caramel Popcorn with Free Printable Tea Cups
- Day 11: German Chocolate Cake Caramel Popcorn
- Day 12: Chocolate Dipped Marshmallow Popcorn Hearts
- Day 13: Sharp Cheddar Cheese Popcorn made with Real Cheese
- Day 14: S’mores Caramel Popcorn
Enjoy your treat!
Lemon Rosemary Popcorn
Brighten up your favorite snack with fresh herbs and citrus. This Lemon Rosemary Popcorn is the perfect combination for a light and airy treat.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup popcorn kernels, popped
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/2 Tbsp finely chopped fresh rosemary
- zest of 1 lemon
- juice of 1/2 lemon (about 1 Tbsp)
- salt to taste
Instructions
- In a small saucepan, combine butter, chopped rosemary and lemon zest. Heat until butter is melted and flavors start to meld. Do not let butter brown.
- Remove from heat and stir in lemon juice.
- Pour lemon rosemary butter on popcorn and stir. Add salt to taste.
- Enjoy!
Meredith
Monday 8th of January 2024
Love all the popcorn idea. New to this so it’s obvious but when using lemon or limes how do you keep the liquid sauce from over saturating some and not enough on the other popcorn.
Laurie
Thursday 11th of February 2016
Kati, I can't wait to try this! Thank you for sharing your recipe with us at Brag About It. Pinned and tweeted :)
Kati Farrer
Monday 15th of February 2016
Thank you for sharing Laurie!
Lou Lou Girls
Tuesday 9th of February 2016
This is so awesome! Pinned and tweeted. Thanks for sharing this at our party! I always love your amazing creations. I hope to see you next Monday because we love to party with you! Happy Tuesday! Lou Lou Girls
Kati Farrer
Thursday 11th of February 2016
Thank you for sharing :)