I wanted to share with you a little plant (weed) that I love. I love it probably because it’s one my mother showed me when I was a little girl. She would find it outside and show me how I could take off a little fruit (the heart-shaped part) and eat it and get a great peppery taste in my mouth.
This shepherd’s purse is growing in my yard, right along with grass, chickweed, dandelions and violets, etc. The leaves are very close to the ground…
and there are a few smaller, narrow leaves up the stems.
Shepherd’s purse is widespread, introduced from Europe and considered a weed, though the plant is edible. It can be found in places like yards, roadsides and vacant lots.
While my wild salad is soaking, I look at the stem of shepherd’s purse I have brought inside. The leaves near the base of the plant are good in salads. Yes, this is my very old window ledge where you can see multiple layers of peeling paint that have been put on through the years!
I washed the stem and pulled off all the little heart shaped fruits to sprinkle on top of my salad.
Enjoy your weekend!!
Lynn
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Such a beautiful salad – I have the violets but will have to search for purslane.
That paint finish on the window sill is perfect – people actually pay money to have other people create this look!!!
Yes, I have been to La Farm Bakery in Cary – fabulous bread – they also sell it at the Raleigh Whole Foods. Gosh, isn’t bread – and all flour products – getting expensive? Saw a news clip tonight on pizza and the poor guys are having a fit because a 50 lb. bag of flour that was $7 has gone up to something like $24!!!! Cheese also is rising in price – and I love my cheese!
Thanks for visiting – I enjoy your comments.
Mary, thanks for stopping by! Yes, flour is out of sight right now. Yikes! I was really enjoying buying fresh breads at Whole Foods (including La Farm’s asiago parmesan bread), but I’ve pulled out my own bread maker with a goal to use it several times a week. Prices are going up on so many things. We’ll certainly be eating a lot of dry beans and the like.
I noted that you are going to look for purslane. Let me know what you find!
Lynn
This was very informative. Thanks for sharing your salad.
Cindy, thank you for your comment. I enjoyed visiting your site and will be back again. I love making salads from my garden. In fact, I have some mustard and lettuce seeds I want to get into the ground today.
Lynn