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Springtime Wild Greens Salad

Springtime Wild Greens Salad is a traditional British recipe for a classic springtime salad made from whatever wild greens and edible flowers can be foraged at the time. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic British version of: Springtime Wild Greens Salad.

prep time

20 minutes

cook time

5 minutes

Total Time:

25 minutes

Serves:

6

Rating: 4.5 star rating

Tags : Wild FoodVegetarian RecipesNigeria Recipes

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This salad is very much a 'construct it with what you find' type of dish. A mix of wild spring greens, topped with springtime flowers. So, there are no real quantities in this recipe, just an indication of the types of greens and flowers you can use.

Ingredients:

For the Greens:
very young nettle leaves (blanch in boiling salted water for 30 seconds to remove the sting)
cleavers (goosegrass)
young ground elder leaves
ground ivy leaves
garlic mustard
ramson leaves
hawthorn leaves
young linden (European lime) leaves
wavy bittercress leaves
lady's smock leaves
oxeye daisy greens
young alexanders leaves
young dandelion leaves
three-cornered leeks

For the flowers:
hawthorn blossoms
apple blossoms
dandelion flowers
three cornered leek flowers
wavy bittercress flowers
lady's smock flowers
Oxeye Daisy or common daisy petals
violet flowers
primrose flowers

Method:

Wash and pat dry the leaves and do the same for the flowers.

Tear any large leaves into pieces. Add the leaves to a bowl and toss to combine. If desired you can dress with a light lemon vinaigrette.

Top with a handful of edible flowers and serve.