This Nettle Beer Recipe might sound a little odd – making beer out of those things that sting us – but the flavour is exceptional. It tastes a bit like a bubbly herby lemonade that has a hit of % alcohol depending on how long you brew it for 🙂…
Category: Plants
This recipe uses Nettle and Wild Garlic, but it’s a great way to use up any greens you have. Bar the onion/carrot you can freestyle this to use up whatever you’ve got. Wear gloves if you’re using nettles!! If you don’t have potatoes, use rice or stale bread to thicken.…
Here’s one for roe buck season… This one’s a bit of a mash-up—classic Milanese-style venison (thin, breadcrumbed, and pan-fried) served with spaghetti in a tomato and mascarpone sauce, lifted with a handful of foraged flavour: Wild Garlic and Sea Leeks. The creamy tomato base gets a punch of freshness from…
Recipe from @the_road_to_connorThis recipe is Part soccata, part omelette – I made this super simple and absolutely delicious dish for lunch. Ingredients 1 cup of chickpea flour 1 scant cup of water 2 eggs, 1 grated courgette 1 handful of wild garlic and 1 of common sorrel – finely…
This Wild Garlic Buds Pickle is a great way to utilise the wild garlic buds just before they open in to flower, we use these like a garlic version of capers and they work well as a garnish to salads, but my absolute favourite is to chuck them on top…
These crispy wild garlic pesto potatoes are super easy to make and full of flavour. The potatoes are first roasted, then fried with pesto so they get golden and a bit crispy, with some tasty charred bits. They go great as a side with meat or eggs, or just on…
Sea Purslane / Spring / Summer / Edible Common Names Sea Purslane Botanical Name Halimione portulacoides Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order –Caryophyllales Family – Amaranthaceae Physical Characteristics for Sea Purslane Sea purslane is a bushy perennial that sprawls along over each other and the ground, growing to 75cm in…
Sea Buckthorn / Summer / Autumn / Winter / Edible Common Names Sea Buckthorn, Buckthorn, Tang Bush, Sea Berry. Botanical Name Hippophae Rhamnoides Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order –Rosales Family – Elaeagnaceae Physical Characteristics of Sea Buckthorn Sea Buckthorn is a dioecious shrub or small tree growing from…
Sea Beet / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Winter / Edible Common Names Sea beet, Wild spinach Botanical Name Beta vulgaris maritima Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order –Caryophyllales Family – Amaranthaceae Physical Characteristics of Sea Beet Sea beet is a sprawling perennial growing up to 1m, although rarely…
Rock Samphire / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Edible Common Names Samphire, Stone Samphire, Rock Samphire, Sea Fennel Botanical Name Crithmum maritimum Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order –Apiales Family – Apiacea Physical Characteristics for Rock Samphire Rock Samphire is a fleshy perennial growing to 30cm tall and wide.…