Rosebay Willowherb / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Edible Common names Rosebay Willowherb, Fireweed Botanical name Chamerion angustifolium Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order –Myrtales Family – Onagraceae Why not check out our Rosebay willowherb foraging video? Physical Characteristics for Rosebay Willowherb Leaves Starts as a rosette of lance-shaped…
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Hairy Bittercress / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Winter / Edible Botanical name Cardamine hirsuta Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order –Brassicales Family – Brassicaceae Physical Characteristics for Hairy Bittercress Hairy bittercress is a very successful plant and, in the UK, will go through its life cycle several times between…
Ingredients: 100g nettle tops – wilted in a pan and finely chopped (or 10g dried nettle leaves powdered) 1 sachet of bread yeast – or 1 tsp 500g strong bread flour 1 tblsp birch sap syrup (or honey) 2 tblsp olive oil 350ml water 50g salted butter – melted 1…
Ingredients: per person 1 pear, chopped with the middle removed 5 Nettle tops, washed (or spinach) 200ml hazelnut milk (or regular milk) 2 ice cubes Click here for a foraging guide for Nettles Method: Chuck the whole lot in to a blender or smoothie machine and blend until nice and…
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…
Stinging Nettles / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Edible Stinging Nettles are a plant that we’ve all been stung by at some point and, as such, probably remember! There are a few lookalikes, but none of them are dangerous – they just don’t taste as good. Common Names Stinging…
Ingredients: Makes 6 puddings 200g sultanas 1tsp vanilla extract 2 eggs 1tsp bicarbonate of soda 200g self-raising flour 90g non salted butter, cubed 2tbsp Birch sap syrup 100ml full fat milk 150g brown sugar Method: Put the sultanas in a bowl and put in the microwave on high for 1…
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…