I found wild poppies growing nearby, in a safe and un-polluted local environment and they looked amazing, so I left them alone; Until they’d gone to seed that is! Once they’ve gone to seed and the seed head is ready to disperse its seeds, they’re fair game. So what to…
Category: spring
Cherry / Spring / Autumn / Edible Cherry trees are found in almost every town, village and city within the UK & they have edible parts in Spring and Autumn. Many are cultivated hybrids, but all are edible. Common Names Wild Cherry Botanical Name Prunus Cerasus Scientific Classification Kingdom –…
This simple vinegar preservation of Pickled Wild Garlic doesn’t take away from the perfect wild garlic flavour that we love and once made a teaspoon of pickled garlic can be used in almost any dish. Ingredients: Makes 1 Jar Wild Garlic White wine vinegar A little sugar A little salt…
This chunky Wild Garlic Mayonnaise is brilliant for those nights when you’re having a pickin’ mix of foods that a perfect for dipping. It can be made at the start of the week and used in every way you’d use more common mayonnaise, obviously, the ratios can be changed to…
Through this piece we’re going to look at how to create our favourite Wild Garlic Pesto! The pesto I made with wild garlic is thick, chunky and delicious with a huge range of recipes, from stuffing chicken breast to serving as wild garlic bread and of course the classic pesto…
Wild Garlic / Spring / Edible Common Names Wild garlic, ramsons, cows’s leek, cowleek, buckrams, broad-leaved garlic, wood garlic, bear’s garlic Botanical Name Allium Ursinum Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order –Asparagales Family – Amaryllidaceae Physical Characteristics Wild garlic is a bulbous, perennial plant, going into leaf from as early…
This is a dish where deep, spiced lamb meets something a little unexpected: Sweet Cicely. It’s a soft, aniseed-scented herb that grows wild in the UK, and it brings a natural sweetness that works surprisingly well with the warming flavours of Moroccan spices. Instead of adding sugar or dried fruit,…
This side dish is nice to enjoy with a fish dish or served straight on to a nice toasted and oiled piece of ciabatta, even simply tossed through some pasta is also nice – lots of ways to use this! Ingredients: Will make a bowls worth – which will make…
This Japanese knotweed curd is smooth and velvety – it’s absolutely perfect and best suited served with afternoon tea on scones. Once made it must be stored in the fridge and used with one week, but I can guarantee it won’t last any longer than that. Ingredients: Makes 3-4 medium…
People are always amazed when I serve them this dessert, the idea that Japanese Knotweed might actual be edible is enough to get questions flying, even more you can make it taste as nice as this. The next question is “where is it growing around here?” This is a classic…