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salad recommendation for those who can grow it
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Posted by paradisi Sunshine Coast (My Page) on Sun, Apr 9, 06 at 4:06
| Just had the first meal which included Ceylon Spinach
I highly recommend it to anyone who loves salads
we ate it raw in a mixed leaf salad and it was absolutely delicious
Our plants have been in the ground for about six weeks and are just stating to develop the tendrils which it uses to become a vigorous climber
The plants were got at a green grocers shop on the sunshine coast
well worth the effort if you like a bit of taste in your salad leaves. |
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RE: salad recommendation for those who can grow it
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| I like the taste raw too. It's quite high in oxalates so not for everyday eating but in a salad every now and then, yum. My son likes it cooked, added to a stir fry right towards the end of cooking. Personally, I find the texture, when cooked, rather unpleasant. The red-stemmed variety (Basella rubra), if you can get it, looks great in the garden. Edens sell the seeds and claim it's the red-stemmed one but when my son grew it from their seeds, he only got the white-stemmed variety (Basella alba). |
RE: salad recommendation for those who can grow it
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| Yes I love the stuff in salads too, and in lasagna, quiche etc. So nice to be able to grow a leafy veg in Qld summer! |
RE: salad recommendation for those who can grow it
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| The snails sure like mine. I'm going to have to do something about that if I want to get enough for a meal. |
RE: salad recommendation for those who can grow it
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| When you find out how to do that let us know! Attilla and his hungry hordes is once again on the rampage after only a few days of rain. |
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