Purslane
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Anonymous
| I have a pretty little weed growing in my rock garden and decided to let it grow. I just looked it up online, and it's called purslane, and it is a weed, but an edible one high in nutrients. Has anyone ever eaten it before? I have a vegetable garden and can move it there but am worried about it taking over. |
Anonymous
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Yes, it is edible and high in nutrients..no, I've never eaten it from the yard. OP, I can let you weed my house all you want for free purslane đ you want.
Actually, there are tons of 'weeds' that grow in our yards that you can eat or make teas out of. Purslane. Wild onions. Purple deadnettle. Bittercress (grows everywhere!!!). Clover. And may more. I mean I wouldn't do it personally due to fear of misidentification and ruining my liver, but yes there are many things that are edible, in theory in our yards around here. |
Anonymous
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It is quite delicious and can be cooked or eaten raw. Very mild, herby, lemony sour, tangy taste. Cook it in stews, chili, soups, curries.
It is called Kulpha in Hindi. Lots of recipes on YouTube for Kulpha curries!! |
Anonymous
| Yes I am Sicilian American and my grandparents would collect this and add to salads. Very good. |
Anonymous
This. I even freaked myself out over a kale plant I bought. I mean, what if it were mislabeled?  I'm not dead yet.
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Anonymous
| â Common purslane can look similar to poisonous plants in the spurge family (Euphorbia spp), particularly hairy stemmed spurge (Euphorbia vermiculata) and spotted spurge (Euphorbia maculata). These plants are toxicâ |
Anonymous
I have both purslane and spurge as weeds and I donât think youâd readily confuse one for the other. Just check the âsapâ for one thing. I still probably wouldnât eat it without someone knowledgeable showing me just in case. My sister has eaten it and said she didnât care for it but perhaps thereâs some way to prepare it to mask or alter the flavor. |
Anonymous
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Purslane and spurge are easy to tell apart.
https://foragedfoodie.blogspot.com/2015/11/purslane.html?m=1 |
Anonymous
Yes, very distinct. They sell it at the farmers market! But I get mine for free. Mostly use on salads but have thrown into a stir fry. |
Anonymous
| In Turkey, we make two different salads with purslane. Here are recipes in English: https://www.turkishfoodtravel.com/2022/08/03/purslane-salad-recipes/ |
Anonymous
| I once had a type of refreshing salad dressing with it, maybe thereâs a recipe for pureeing it that you can find? Sorry donât have one. |
Anonymous
| Bread and Chocolate on Connecticut Ave in CCDC used to have a delicious purslane salad on the menu. |
Anonymous
| You can also look for Mexican recipes using verdolagas. |