Some consider it a weed, others forage. You can add it to salads, make it a pesto or fry it with spinach. I also have tried it cooked with eggs.
It tastes zesty, a bit lemony. Texture is like… the closest thing I can think of is a veeeery thin cactus plant. Like what you imagine biting into a thin succulent plant feels like.
kwhite992
MAKE SURE ITS NOT SPURGE!!! If not, enjoy your snack 🙂
ManyARiver
Purslane is a great substitute for cucumbers in homemade tzatziki. I have also used it in salads raw, and as a thickener is soups/stews. It has a lemony flavor. High in Omega 3, good free food. If you remove it, don’t lay it on the ground anywhere where you DON’T want it to grow. It’s a succulent and can propagate easily from just small portions.
k3ndrag0n
I like eating it raw dipped in lemon juice and olive oil ♡
aNeverNude666
It actually beneficial to keep purslane in the garden to a point.. it keeps other weeds at bay because it’s a ground cover.. but when it gets too big it starts to steal the water from the plants that you’re actually trying to water.
MaintenanceHot3241
You might be aware now that your strawberry patch is overrun, every single scrap of the plant will grow. Drop half a leaf, new plant, speck of stem left on the ground, new plant, root fragment, new plant…
P0SSPWRD
Plop a duck down and all that purslane will be gone in 30 secondsÂ
awongbat
Oh no. You planted your strawberries in the purslane patch.
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Purslane
Purslane and it’s yummy
Some consider it a weed, others forage. You can add it to salads, make it a pesto or fry it with spinach. I also have tried it cooked with eggs.
It tastes zesty, a bit lemony. Texture is like… the closest thing I can think of is a veeeery thin cactus plant. Like what you imagine biting into a thin succulent plant feels like.
MAKE SURE ITS NOT SPURGE!!! If not, enjoy your snack 🙂
Purslane is a great substitute for cucumbers in homemade tzatziki. I have also used it in salads raw, and as a thickener is soups/stews. It has a lemony flavor. High in Omega 3, good free food. If you remove it, don’t lay it on the ground anywhere where you DON’T want it to grow. It’s a succulent and can propagate easily from just small portions.
I like eating it raw dipped in lemon juice and olive oil ♡
It actually beneficial to keep purslane in the garden to a point.. it keeps other weeds at bay because it’s a ground cover.. but when it gets too big it starts to steal the water from the plants that you’re actually trying to water.
You might be aware now that your strawberry patch is overrun, every single scrap of the plant will grow. Drop half a leaf, new plant, speck of stem left on the ground, new plant, root fragment, new plant…
Plop a duck down and all that purslane will be gone in 30 secondsÂ
Oh no. You planted your strawberries in the purslane patch.
in spanish we call this verdolagas. I like it best sautéed and mixed with scrambled eggs. It has a tangy peppery taste
I pop it on my stir fries. I’ve even ordered seeds and planted it deliberately!
Purslane
Purslane. Eat it up!