Ancient Hedgerow Salad various wild greens are available throughout the year and this recipe makes the most of spring greens and flowers, just as our ancestors would have done. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic traditional version of a Hedgerow Salad.
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Though little evidence about the vegetables eaten by the ancient peoples of Britain survive we do know from pollen evidence that all the ingredients below existed in Britain during ancient times. It's hard to conceive that these hedgerow and woodland plants weren't eaten as a free source of food. The recipe itself is modelled on an Elizabethan recipe but with several changes. This is really a springtime salad as many of the ingredients are only truly available in the spring.
As always, if you're not completely certain in recognizing a wild plant, do not pick it. However, this basic guide to wild edible plants is provided as a basic guide.
This salad can be made with whatever is at hand and can be foraged, so the following is merely a suggestion and you can build your own dish.
Preparation is simply a case of washing the leaves and flowers, adding to a bowl and tossing to mix them thoroughly. Sprinkle with the hazelnuts and then serve.
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