tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388623297510187244.post8065154880536980044..comments2024-02-23T03:26:11.779+00:00Comments on Growing Things and Making Things: Foraged Food Friday: Garlic mustardRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16619866897155085499noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388623297510187244.post-73697159744815035802013-04-30T16:33:00.627+01:002013-04-30T16:33:00.627+01:00Jack by the Hedge is taking over my garden, but it...Jack by the Hedge is taking over my garden, but it's a good food plant for Orange Tip butterflies, so I feel I'm helping them a bit, and anyway I weed it out by eating it. <br /><br />I find the flavour doesn't survive heating all that well, so I tend to use a few leaves in salads and sandwiches. It makes a reasonably garlicky pesto, though it can be quite bitter, so mixing it with another green is probably a good idea, or use in in something with a definite flavour/creaminess like soft cheese rather than something as bland a pasta. <br />I tried ground almonds this time as it's what I had, but it had a slightly marzipan flavour which was a bit peculiar!<br />I made pasta pesto with it, which didn't all get eaten, so I recycled it as a frittata, with a bit of mint and a few chives for good measure and that was much more successful, as was adding it to (broad bean)humus or cream cheese wraps.Hazelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05388175819512214533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388623297510187244.post-39858531138165482402013-04-19T22:26:07.926+01:002013-04-19T22:26:07.926+01:00I'm thinking of trying this in mayonnaise - De...I'm thinking of trying this in mayonnaise - Delia's recipe, at least, includes both garlic and mustard, so this might work well.<br /><br />You really should try nettles. Not that they're a great delicacy or anything, but they're so abundant! You can always poke the cooked leaves with a finger to prove they're not going to sting you (and when you see them well cooked, I don't think you'll even be worried any more).Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619866897155085499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388623297510187244.post-50295904020553677882013-04-12T11:54:24.595+01:002013-04-12T11:54:24.595+01:00I think I saw a G. Mustard (I call them Jack by th...I think I saw a G. Mustard (I call them Jack by the Hedge) coming up recently but I have another plant which is quite similar so I usually wait until I see a load of the plants all starting to leaf up until I know for sure. I'm 50/50 on whether I like this one. I like the garlicy taste but not the bitterness. But I do chuck a few leaves in a salad sometimes. And by the way I did look at your nettle post but do you know I have still never, ever tried nettles? I'm too much of a wuss. lol<br />See you found another leek to stave off your hunger ;-)Millymollymandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990749863025598526noreply@blogger.com