Purslane and Potatoes

Posted by Jacqueline Church Jul 24, 2008

Tonight it was purslane. It's more likely to be referred to as a weed, by many. This little green succulent superfood is going to be the next big thing. Tell everyone you heard it here first.

Why the bold prediction?

1. It's delicious.
2. It's truly a nutritional superfood.
3. It's a pesky weed to many a gardener, so you only have to find someone who's getting rid of their weeds and a perfectly symbiotic relationship is established.
4. Farmers also need to get rid of it. Many are actually finding they can grow it as a cash crop.
5. As a succulent, this little dynamo is perfect for the water starved areas of the world.

So find a market that sells it, or ask your grocer to carry it. Better yet, find a gardener (an organic one please!) and offer to take some off their hands.

Put purslane on your next sandwich. Toss it into potato salad. Steam it as you would spinach.

Just promise you'll try it. You won't be disappointed. Hey, if Thomas Keller is serving it in his restaurants, what does that tell you?