Rose Risotto with Crab and Snap Peas

This delicate dish is rosy not by virtue of its color but from the hint of rose water that brings all the ingredients together into a luxurious celebration of springtime. It’s important to use a subtle hand when deploying rose water, as its perfumy presence can be surprisingly assertive, overpowering other mild-tasting foods rather than quietly enhancing their sweetness. If you grow your own unsprayed roses, a few petals strewn on top would be a pretty garnish for a romantic evening.