99 Unusual edibles

Luisa and salad

I have a lovely young wwoofer (willing worker on organic farms) called Luisa who grew up in England but has a NZ mother and so NZ citizenship. She is a made keen horticulturalist and has been a wonderful help in the garden.  We decided to go on a ‘pickathon’ to see how many leaves and flowers we could pick in my garden to put in a salad.  Here is the amazing list:

Abutilon (pink)
Hollyhock leaf
Dandelion leaf
Dandelion flower
Nipplewort
Hawksbeard
Narrow leaf plantain
Red clover leaf
Red clover flower
Herb robert leaf
Herb robert flower
Puha flower
Grapevine leaf
Raspberry leaf
Fennel
Dwarf mallow flower
Dwarf mallow leaf
Alpine strawberry
Lactuca virosa
Golden beetroot leaf
Drunken woman lettuce
Celery leaf
Cos lettuce
Cuban oregano
Puha leaf
Cudweed
Hawkbit
Ivyleaf toadflax
Stevia
Hydrocotyl
Horseradish leaf (young)
Primrose flower
Self-heal
Coriander
Buckthorn plantain
Wild lettuce – lactuca serriola
Hedge mustard
Radicchio
Rocket
Red russian kale
Cavolo nero
Endive
Creeping mallow
Chicory
Sea kale
Sea kale flowers
Comfrey
Ox eye daisy leaf
African marigold flower
Garden mint
Heartease pansy flower
Curled leaf parsley
Chive
Sweet marjoram
Dove’s foot geranium
Lettuce red leaf
Borage leaf
Borage flower
Speedwell
Chickweed
Flat leaf parsley (Dalmatian heritage variety)
Calendula flower
Calendula leaf
Pineapple sage leaf
Pineapple sage flower
Creeping dock
American landcress
Lovage
Gotu kola
Alexander’s
Radish leaf
Lemon balm
Wild celery leaf
Day lily shoots
Nasturtium flower
Nasturtium leaf
Catsear
Broadbean leaf (Hughey)
Violet leaves
Rosemary tip
Rosemary flower
Oxalis flower
Oxalis leaf
Tree spinach
Oregano
Yacon leaf
Radish flower
Onion weed leaf
Onion weed flowers
Lemon blossom
Mugwort
Bok choi
Corn salad
Baby dock leaf
Shallot leaf
Onion leaf
Marshmallow leaf
Galinsoga
Kumara leaf (young)

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Salad of 99 unusual edibles