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Edible Spring Greens in Recipes

About the recipe

What better way to welcome spring than indulging in a delicious recipe featuring an array of edible spring greens?

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Yield

8 people

Type

Vegetarian

Time

1 hour

Level

Beginner

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Main Ingredients

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flour butter ricotta spinach edible weeds eggs cow cheese

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About this recipe

Did you know that not all weeds are toxic? Some of them are edible – and you may be surprised to see that the list is quite long.

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Watercress

Watercress – this is probably the most popular edible weed that I used in this tart. Also known as yellowcress, watercress is an aquatic plant part of the cabbage family.

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Cheeseweed

Cheeseweed / Mallow – Cheeseweed, also called “little mallow”, is a hairy, short-lived perennial plant.

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Goosefoot

White goosefoot  – In some places, white goosefoot (also known as wild spinach) is known as being a simple weed, but is very nutritious. 

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Orache

Garden orache / Atriplex Hortensis – This plant is also known as French spinach or mountain spinach and it’s part of the amaranth family.

I used Matador spinach as the main ingredient for this tart’s filling – around 80%. The rest of the 20% is made of the 4 edible weeds I’ve mentioned.

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I also added some spring onion and green garlic for a touch of freshness.

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In order to speed things up, you can use store-bought tart dough – it comes in super handy for this recipe!

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