Hi All,
My favorite weed: Purslane.
Great for us.
Cooked: 1 cup, 4 grams carb
Raw (my favorite): 1 cup, 1 gram carb
According to tis proponents, it is the single most
nutritious plant on the face of this earth. More
Omega 3 that even fish oil.
Purslane Recipes from Prairieland Community Supported Agriculture, Prairieland CSA, PCSA, Champaign, Illinois
Mark Sisson (Mark's Daily Blog) has a nice write
up and picture too:
Why Does the FDA Call This Omega-3-Rich Green a Weed? | Mark's Daily Apple
The stuff grows in my rocks all around my house.
I don't water it. I step on it. No TLC whatsoever.
Love to eat it raw. In salads, on burgers, just
by itself. Tastes a little bit like watercress.
And, I always feel better when I eat this weed.
My Wife's eyes sparkle when I pick and wash her
up a hand full. It doesn't last more than a few
minutes in the house.
Okay, for those of you who haven't gone through
an Economic Botany course in college, a weed it not
what you think it is:
1) It must be a previous agricultural "discard"
(Dandelions, plantain are other good examples).
2) its seeds must be very small or mimic those
of other seeds. (Purslane's are really small.)
3) it must grow on "disturbed" soil, like were I
walk. (Ever notice that Dandelions grow in cow
pastures but not on wild land?)
So, EAT THE WEED! (I will control myself, eventually.)
-T
One person's weed, is another persons delicacy!