There’s something deeply satisfying about gathering the first wild greens of the season, and this dish captures that feeling perfectly. Nettles, Wild Garlic, and a good melting cheese — nothing fancy, just simple ingredients that speak for themselves. Cooked together, they become a warm, hearty dish that feels like a…
Category: Plants
Half a carrier bag of nettle tops (200g) 100ml vegetable oil Hogweed and Alexander seed seasoning (or salt and pepper) Find our Nettle Foraging Guide here Method: Place 20ml of oil in a pan and heat, leave one leaf in the pan from the beginning to see when it begins…
Half a bag of Nettles, washed (about 200g) 2 large potatoes, peeled and chopped 2 onions, skinned and diced A handful of Wild Garlic stalks (50g) finely chopped, (or two garlic cloves) 2 Leeks, chopped Two Celery Sticks, chopped One and a half litres vegetable stock A little single cream…
This Nettle leaf Soda Bread has a vibrant green colour and all of the mineral and nutrient benefits the common nettle provides us with – the bread itself is hearty and perfect with soup. It’s the perfect bread to make up when you’re in a rush, the dough doesn’t need…
Through this piece we’re going to look at the process of how to get Birch sap out of a Silver Birch tree, before making it into Birch sap syrup. It’ s one of the most exciting and interesting ingredients we have the opportunity to forage throughout the year. Let’s look…
Hogweed / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Edible Common Hogweed doesn’t sound like an edible plant, but it is and it’s one of my favourites! Common Names Hogweed, Cow parsnip Botanical Name Heracleum Sphondylium Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order –Apiales Family – Apiaceae Physical Characteristics of Common…
Alexanders / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Winter / Edible Welcome to our guide on Alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum), a fascinating and versatile wild edible that deserves a place in every forager’s repertoire. Often overlooked in favour of more well-known wild plants, Alexanders is a highly nutritious and flavoursome addition…
by Chris Hanley @chris_hanley – forward by James Wood Wild Garlic is one of the most versatile and incredibly tasty wild ingredients you can forage for quite easily in the wild. However, the Wild Garlic Foraging season is only short and typically runs from late March through to mid-May (depending…
Wild Garlic comes into it’s own in spring each year and we’re forever trying to find up new ways of enjoying this Spring delight, this wild garlic bread recipe is one of those ways. Created by Tan Farrel – A lovely chap and chef I’ve had the joy of…