In Basket: September 2012

By The Herb Companion Staff
Published on July 11, 2012
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Photo by Dayna McDaniel
Delight in a plate of healthful, herbal greens. This photo was submitted by Dayna McDaniel from Raytown, Missouri.

Veggies Gone to Seed Are Still Tasty

Veggies gone to flower and seed offer an amazing array of tasty delights to your dinner plate. Try turnip, chervil, peas, fennel, dill, broccoli, kale, collards, mustard greens, cabbage, crowder peas, scarlet runner beans, leek, onion, garlic, radish, arugula, parsley, bok choy, tatsoi … the list goes on. It’s okay to eat the flowers or pods of most any vegetable you can eat the leaves of. They are great in salads, stir-fries and soups (add toward the end of cooking when making soups). If you consider the nutritional work the plant puts into flowering and going to seed, it makes the harvest of this treat even more beneficial.

–Dayna McDaniel, Raytown, Missouri

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