You know that fleshy weed that grows in sidewalk cracks? That’s purslane. And it tastes very good if you know how to use it. I didn’t use it properly until this past week when Jon Rowley made me realize that I do like it as more than just an “acid accent” to my normal salad greens. He and I share a love of simple foods, with very simple ingredients. This salad is just that.
“Purslane Salad”
Ingredients
- purslane picked from the tougher stems and washed
- tomatoes cut into chunks
- sweet onion also cut into chunks
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Combine all of these lovely things, squeezing the juice of the tomatoes onto the salad to give it a little extra "dressing." That's all you need and it's divine. The acid and sweet from the onion, tomato and purslane are perfectly balanced. Thanks Jon!
5 Comments
Sarah
I tried this last weekend and it was awesome! I love turning pesky weeds into something useful 🙂
Jack Stanton
Most people don’t realize they have purslane growing all around them.
GRANDMA
I actually harvested a healthy portion on 11th Ave one day on my way to Javits Center.
Georgia
That’s great! Where was it, in the sidewalk cracks?
grandma
betwwen the cracks and more; the side-walk was quite broken up awaiting construction.I washed it well and with the hard-boiled egg I had brought,it made my lunch complete.