We’re hitting that magical time of the season when a growing portion of our meals are gleaned from the garden. I enjoy moving around the space, snipping bits of this and that from here and there. I have edibles tucked in everywhere. There are lettuce seedlings in every bed, except the dry one. They would not fair well there.
Yesterday’s lunch, a simple salad (Except the eggs. No chickens here. Le sigh. Oh, and the cheese.) came from the garden.
Here’s my process:
- Photo Top Left: ‘Four Seasons’ lettuce. This is the same lettuce that miraculously overwintered. I dug up the seedlings and planted them here and there.
- Photo Top Right: Harvesting assorted edible greens. These include: Two types of spinach, bloody dock, chive flowers, viola flowers, French Sorrel, pea shoots, curly parsley, violet leaves, another type of lettuce (I forget), curly cress, ‘Green Wave’ mustard, mizuna, ‘Red Frills’ mizuna, spring onion, lemon balm, mint, and borage seedlings. These are just a few examples of salad fixins you can grow.
- Photo Bottom Left: Easy dressing done right in the bowl. Just add your greens and toss. Olive oil, a dash of Balsamic vinegar, grated Parmesan cheese, chopped chive blossoms and parsley.
- Photo Bottom Right: And eat. With boiled eggs and asparagus. Enjoyed with a kefir milk smoothie.
Lovely spread :) I take it you’d like to have some chooks wandering around the garden as well?
What about purslane in the hot bed?
Definitely! I had it there last year, but it hasn’t come up yet. Soon.
Looks good. What’s for desert?
Perfection on a plate! I’ve been doing the exact same thing. Burgers for the most part, since the weather’s been nice, with spinach and various other lettuces as a topping! I’ve been enjoying a simple fritatta made with radish [roots and leaves!], garlic chive, borage, and my already-bolted arugula!
One would believe spring is the best season!
[Although summer is coming soon……..]
I can’t wait to get my garden in and be able to create fresh salads like this. Dirt is arriving for my raised beds today!
I just found this web site by dumb luck; I LOVE it! This blog inspired me to try things i normally wouldn’t, like sneaking day lily and violets from the front yard into our salad last night instead of just veggies out of the back yard. Thanks for the inspiration!