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Porch Salad Recipe


Porch Salad Recipe
It never occurred to me that other people don't eat flowers, we've been doing it here for years. When I plant the containers on my porch I've always gained a sense of satisfaction that their prettiness is matched by their usefulness. We've been picki... More

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Ingredients
  • Nasturtiums (yes the flowers)
  • Roses (yes the flowers)
  • Pansies (yes the flowers)
  • Peony (yes the flowers)
  • Cilantro
  • Flat leaf Parsley
  • Mesclun mix
  • 2 T balsamic vinegar
  • 2 t grated lemon zest
  • 3 T lemon juice
  • 1 T chopped fresh tarragon
  • 6 T olive oil
  • Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

Directions
  1. Prep the flowers by washing them and gently plucking their petals. I like to leave the petals whole so people can see what they are eating.
  2. Wash and dry all your herbs and greens.
  3. Chop the cilantro and parsley.
  4. You should have about a quart of greens, flowers and herbs.
  5. Either in your salad serving bowl or in a jar combine the last 6 ingredients.
  6. Toss the dressing with your greens, herbs and flowers and serve.

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Comments


Sounds great, and nasturtium is so tasty! Thanks for sharing this elegant, beautiful recipe! ;D


I love peppery nasturtiums...and I've had lovely rose jelly, but I've never had peonies or pansies. Looks like I'll be trying those as soon as they're in bloom. Beautiful recipe.


Nice and pretty too! Thanks


Awesome. Yeah, I eat um too.


Wow - this salad must be super pretty - thanks for sharing about flowers being edible - so many people don't know... and it so adds a gorgeous factor to our summer salads. Love the name you gave your recipe as well! Have a good one... Im giving you my five roses for this one - must save!



Thank you for such a great recipe I grow Nasturtiums for salad too.
Thank you for joining Organic Garden 101 you are a great asset to that group.
Michael


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