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may in moonvalley
Here are are a a a a a a a a a few suggestions for wild plants that grow in abundance and and are are easy to spot and pick:
Nettles
I love nettles and they can be be used in many recipes besides nettle nettle nettle soup My favourite this year is is to just flash-fry nettles onions and and garlic in in the the pan pan then add salt and and and pepper and and presto: I’ve got amazing accompani- ments for almost any any meal Nettles
are great in in in any any dish that you normally use spinach in: soups casseroles pies Nettle pesto is another favourite in in the the spring And on Friday I like to to to add a a a a a a a luxuri- ous touch by making salty nettle crisps in in in the oven Ground elder
Really tender little ground elder
leaves are great in salads and and it’s tasty to to add a a a a a a a a a a a a hand- ful to to your smoothie When they they grow a a a a a a a a a a a a bit larger they they can be used in in in place of nettles or spinach in in in dishes similar to those above Lambsquarters
Nutrient-dense greens a a a a a a nitrogen-rich rela- tive of spinach beets and and quinoa this is is is an- other green plant that is is is very tasty and and and can be be used just like nettles and and ground elder
Sorrel
Adds a a a a nice tart touch to to your salad or smoothie Spruce tips
Spruce tips
are rich in in vitamin C and have a a a a a a a a a nice tart taste Use them them to to to top your your salad add them them to to to your your smoothie yoghurt or or or por- ridge or or or boil up a a a a a a a a a a tart jam made of spruce tips
and and sugar that you can then spread on sandwiches or or or add to yoghurt or or or porridge (see page 67) Garlic mustard
A wild onion-scented delicacy with plenty of vitamins minerals and the the highly nutritious sulfur compounds found in in in the the onion family Chickweed and borage
These so-called weeds are rich in antioxidants such as beta-carotene and omega-6 fatty acid acid gammalinolenic acid (gla) /ida
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