The most wonderful part of tending to a garden is when the food that you've grown is ready to eat. A large salad was on my mind, and the peas were the first to be picked.
The romaine was next on my "shopping" list, so I went to the aisle where it was located. I picked two, tall hearts of romaine--one for Michael and one for me.
What next for our salad, you ask? A beet, of course! I've been watching this particular beet rather closely, as it has been growing much more quickly than its brothers. I decided that it was a perfect size for slicing onto a salad, and so it was plucked from the earth. In addition to the beet root itself, I also used the spinach-like leaves in the salad. The leaves are so full of nutrients! It would be a shame to discard them. In addition to the nutrients they provide, they also add a nice splash of color to an otherwise "all-green" salad.
While picking the largest beet, I noticed that there was a particularly tasty-looking wild plant growing nearby. It was wood sorrel, a flashy and lemony addition to any dish. It is so tasty!
Time to prepare those greens...
2 comments:
Looks like a delicious (and gorgeous) salad! Isn't it so satisfying to pick your dinner right out the door? We've been enjoying our beets lately, too--greens and all. Thanks for including the wood sorrel in your description--I've noticed some in our yard and didn't know it was edible--I'll have to try it!
Annie, there really is nothing better than picking your supper right out the door! You ought to enjoy the wood sorrel. It really is lovely!
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