Wild Greens: Turn Weeds into a Great Salad in Winter or Spring
Here are wild greens and common yard weeds that can be turned into great salads, anytime the weather is cool and wet. Even in the winter, if the ground isn't frozen. They are common weeds of the spring, too, in many lawns, gardens, and untended areas in neighborhoods and parks.
I pick 16 weeds from my yard. I give you tips for making a great wild salad. I top my salad with plants from the wild and from my garden -- even homegrown ripe tomatoes on December 31! And I have a New Year's Eve cocktail made from my Black Locust Flower Gin. Have a great year of foraging and eating!
I made this salad as part of my annual personal challenge to make a wild salad on the last day of every year.
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Wild Plant List (in order of appearance)
Cats-ear - Hypochaeris radicata
Yellow Archangel or Yellow Dead-nettle - Lamiastrum galeobdolon
Cleavers - Galium aparine
Nipplewort - Lapsana communis
Narrowleaf plantain - Plantago lanceolate
Purple deadnettle - Lamium purpureum
Borage - Borago officinalis
Common sowthistle - Sonchus oleraceus
Lemon balm - Melissa officinalis
Hedge mustard - Sisymbrium officinale
Chickweed - Stellaria media
Curly dock - Rumex crispus
Common mallow - Malva neglecta
Wild field mustard – Brassica rapa
Wild chives – Allium vinale
Dandelion - Taraxacum officinale
Yucca – Yucca gloriosa
Black locust - Robinia pseudoacacia
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TRG Homestead VLOG E-3: Renovations, Porches, Butterfly Garden, Tomato Salad Recipe, Garden Tour
I cut in a lot of 'before' video and show you all the current outdoor house renovations. This video is all about before and after and how the homestead has changed. I prepare my basic recipe for my favorite way to make my tomato, cucumber and onion salad. A tour of the butterfly garden, the main garden and projects I made with re-purposed deck wood.
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Our Favorite Homemade Caesar Salad Dressing
Homemade Caesar dressing is simple to make and can be done a few different ways: by hand, in a blender, in a food processor or by using an immersion blender. All methods are simple and quick. I particularly love doing this by hand and enjoy seeing little bits of the garlic and anchovy in the dressing. Get the full recipe and all of our tips here:
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⬇️⬇️ RECIPE INGREDIENTS ⬇️⬇️
• 3 to 5 anchovies packed in oil, depending on taste
• 2 medium garlic cloves
• 1 large egg yolk
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 4 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
• 1/3 cup neutral oil (like grape seed oil, safflower oil or avocado oil), plus more as needed
• Salt and fresh cracked black pepper
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