Fir, Spruce, and Pine make fine wild edibles if you know how to identify them. Edible parts include the spring growth of green tips and young cones as well as the tree pollen. From pine you can also get pine nuts but the species found in the UK produce a…
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This Wild garlic pesto tagliatelle is a delicious recipe and a brilliant way to enjoy the seasons’ fresh wild garlic. Ingredients: 2 handfuls of fresh wild garlic leaves 100 ml extra virgin olive oil 50 gr or pine nuts, cashews or sunflower seeds 50 gr ground hard cheese salt and…
I wouldn’t advise making a big batch of this because it’s so delicious that you will most likely eat the whole lot up in just days. It’s quick and easy to whip up and goes down a treat as a starter or a big part of any picnic. Ingredients: 2…
This is a fantastic, fresh and filling recipe that can be cooked up in just 5 minutes. Often we think recipes involving wild food will take hours and hours or even days to cook up but the truth is wild food can link into our modern diets and cooking methods…
Quite often we feel we need to cook our wild ingredients but they can also be used really well raw – in this really simple lunch we use three-cornered leeks and wild garlic stems instead of raw onion. This recipe is a brilliant way to use up the thicker stems…
This BBQ Wild Garlic & Hogweed with Chicken Recipe is a brilliant way to celebrate a hot spring utilising wild garlic in multiple forms. Cooking quickly over open flames is often the best way to enjoy wild ingredients. Ingredients: Chopped veg (peppers, onion, par boiled potato) chunky chopped so it…
This lovely recipe is a fresh, seasonal dish that brings together the best of the wild and the sea. The nettle pasta adds a subtle earthiness, while the wild garlic gives a bright, aromatic lift. Juicy prawns bring a touch of sweetness and richness, making this a simple yet impressive…
This Nettle and Wild Garlic Beef Wellington Recipe is possibly one of my all-time favourite recipes. Most recipes call for beef sirloin but if you have a decent local butcher you can usually get away with using a standard beef joint (much cheaper) Ingredients: Beef Joint – 500g 500g pre-made…
This is a nice, simple and delicious way to use the leaves from a fig tree to get a sweet treat whilst waiting for the figs to ripen! The fig leaves will need to be dehydrated or dried and then ground into a powder. Ingredients: 225g plain flour 150g softened…
My favourite method of capturing the essence of Meadowsweet is with this wonderful lemon and Meadowsweet curd. The Meadowsweet adds an incredible almond flavour to the classic curd. In little jars, it makes beautiful summertime gifts and can be spread on toast, cakes or pancakes and stirred into puddings and…