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    Experience the pungent, floral flavor of fresh bay leaves! Less earthy than their dried counterparts, they impart a sharp, spicy perfume.

    Edamam
    by Edamam

    Community Contributor

    Olives with Fresh Bay Leaves

    Via marthastewart.com

    Bay imparts a spicy aroma and nicely gussies up a bowl of olives at cocktail hour.

    Roasted Baby Red Potatoes with Lemon & Bay Leaves

    Via foodandstyle.com

    Wrapped in foil, the flavor of lemon and bay steams into the potatoes, thoroughly perfuming them before removing the foil to crisp up the lot.

    Grilled Salmon Wrapped in Lemon & Bay

    Via bonappetit.com

    Practically encased with flavor, this salmon comes off the grill (or out of the oven) with the most delicately tart & spicy aroma.

    Pistoued Lamb Brochettes with Bay and Seared Olives

    Via frenchrevolutionfood.com

    Let the pungent smoke of fresh bay leaves curl around fragrant grilled lamb kebabs!

    Bay Leaf Crème Brûlée

    Via tastingtable.com

    Delicately spicy, bay leaves perfume the cool custard with a warming herbal undertone of flavor.

    Roasted Plums with Bay Leaf Crème Anglaise

    Via food52.com

    We love to spill these roasted plums over waffles and then drizzle with creme anglaise for a decadent breakfast flourish.

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