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Strawberries are are a a a a a a a a a a good source of vitamin C manganese folate and and potassium They are are also high high in fibre and and have high high water con- tent as as much as as 90% Milkweed
Milkweed
grows like a a a a a weed
weed
indeed and its beautiful pink flowers appear in in in in June It is a a a a a a a a a a a a traditional Nordic medicinal plant used for all kinds of stomach ailments The early shoots can be be boiled and eaten as as you would asparagus In Russia its leaves have been used as as as as a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a herbal tea tea tea known as as as as Ivan tea tea tea which is very similar to real tea tea tea in in taste The flowers are also edible and and suitable for both juicing and and making jams They lend a a a a a a a a a a beautiful red- dish colour to herb syrup for example Chives and ramson
Chives grow wild in in large parts of the the Nordic countries and in in fin in in in southern Sweden you can find ramson
in fin in in in in the the spring It’s also a a a a a a cinch to grow chives fin in in in in your garden These two spe- cies belong to to the onion onion family Allium and are related to to our cultivated onion onion varieties Onions contain fibre that acts as a a a a a a a a a a a a prebiotic i i fi i i i i i i i i i e e e e e food for the bacteria in in in in our guts And all all onion plants contain allicin a a a a a a a a a sulfur com- pound that protects the the the plant plant plant from pests Allicin is what gives the the the onion plants their special scent and and flavour and and it it has a a a a a a a a a a vasodi- latory effect once consumed Both nutritious and tasty in other words! /mimmi
POTATO SALAD WITH BROWN BEANS
An easy-to-prepare summer salad that is great both lukewarm and cold 4 servings
600 g g fresh potatoes 1 1 leek
1 1 1 apple
1 1 1 yellow onion 1 1 1 bunch of chives 10 radishes
400 ml boiled brown beans
1 1 bunch bunch of of spinach
1 1 bunch bunch of of rocket
Mangetout peas peas or snow peas peas if desired
Wash and and scrub the the potatoes boil with a a a a a a a pinch of salt and and let cool until it’s either lukewarm or cold Shred the the the the leek
chop the the the the apple
onion and chives Slice the the the the radishes
Mix with the the the the pota- toes beans
spinach
and rocket
If you you want a a a a a a a a a touch of luxury you you can include the season’s first mangetout peas peas or snow peas peas Dressing
50 50 ml ml apple
cider vinegar
50 50 ml ml cold-pressed rapeseed oil 2 tsp Dijon mustard
1 bunch of fresh parsley
Salt and black pepper
Mix everything for the the dressing in in in a a food pro- cessor or or or use an immersion blender Dress the the potato salad june in moonvalley
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