Purslane

[QuietH3art]

I've seen and posted articles about which weeds are edible, but this is the first article I've seen that actually includes recipes. Scroll to the bottom and there are quite a few recipes.

http://eatlocalgrown.com/article/13270-just-a-weed-or-an-unrecognized-health-boosting-plant.html

 

[jimLE]

great find..i've seen that plant before..other then noticing it's colors when it comes to the branches trunks and flowers.i never really paid that much attention to it..and considered it as a good ground cover

 

[Dani]

Nice info! Never thought of it as a food but it does grow around here. Will have to try out some of it and feed some to the pigs.

 

[Niick]

I've heard that purslane is an excellent land source for the omega oils. But, I'm a little weary of it, because every time I've seen it, it was growing out of a sidewalk. So not only does it grow where people walk, it grows where someone may have sprayed weed killer. It's such a shame really, but for some reason it must like the concrete. I like the fact that there were recipes, but I don't really like the idea of picking it out of someone's sidewalk. Does this stuff grow anywhere else?

 

[Dani]

We have it come up in the garden every once in a while (I do not use weed killers) and we also have it growing in the grass around the house. Think this stuff has a potential to grow anywhere it wants to.

 

[Niick]

That's nice to know, I'll have to keep an eye out for it then.