“ Dinner ” is a bit of an overstatement . More like clammy chickweed side salad to go with a dinner that I had hoped would let in fresh Morels . It was my first time picking or eating mouse eared chickweed so it is still fun and exciting enough for me to write about .
I have always wanted to ascertain more about foraging for early Spring greenness . Last weekend I found an onetime issue of Mother Earth News that include an article about wild jet . The article actuate my involvement and lead me to research chickweed designation . I immediately go out and bump chickweed growing in our yard but the plants were already blooming and too older to eat .
This delineation shows another edible , hairy bittercress growing with Chickweed .
Today , while out depend for morels , I walk past several patch of mouse ear that had just started blossom . I neglect the pretty little super acid until I decided to give up on finding mushroom-shaped cloud . I did not want to leave empty handed , feeling like a nonstarter , so I decided to pluck a bit of chickweed .
Chickweed is easy identifiable and readily available in G , woodlines , empty lots and wayside . This weed is everywhere right now ; Free Salad !
Chickweed is a mild , slightly sweet green with petite Spinacia oleracea like leave-taking . I made a very uncomplicated salad with it tonight because , I want to apprise the picayune weed . I want to get to know the flavor of chickweed and I must say , my little salad ask more . More what ? Hopefully , I ’ll figure that out with my next chickweed harvest . I enjoyed eat up the tiny fine flavored leaves . But I call up clammy chickweed would be well immix with earthy greens or perhaps spicy sprout . This beautiful minuscule viridity could be great on goner with ricotta , or used as a brisk pizza pie topping . I ’m passably sure I ’ll be trying chickweed many ways and I will be updating this post with a bang-up mouse eared chickweed recipe in the next few weeks . UPDATE
Chickweed Identification *
- These are just a few of the identifying traits of mouse ear . exhaustively research any uncivilised edibles , and please be certain of their personal identity before consuming them . I ’m not an expert ; just someone that care to eat forest food . This is not a thorough identification guide .
Chickweed Foraging
I plan on picking plenty of mouse ear in the cheeseparing future . Because I ’m certain I will fall more chickweed patches , while searching for my favorite forest food for thought , mmmmmmorels .
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