They are real “superfoods”, and might be growing already next to you.
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Category: garden to table
Midsummer radish greens quiche
The first radish harvest from the balcony vertical wall ends up in this dish every year.
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Cherry tomato the balcony king
One of the most rewarding and delicious crops to grow in small spaces, since even one plant can produce a lot.
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Edible Flowers
Not only they add a splash of color and detail to salads, but they are also quite tasty.
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Tarragon syrup for soda and cocktails
I finally knew what to do with the tarragon in my garden after I tried this soda at a Georgian restaurant.
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Foraging chestnuts
Chestnuts are specially rewarding to glean from public trees. No ladder needed, they fall to the ground when ripe. It’s important not to get confused with the non-edible type of chestnut.
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Plump rose hips
You’re supposed to pick them after the first frost so they are at their sweetest. But for jelly and jam just add sugar to taste.
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Preserving cherries
A big tree means a big harvest, and one of the tastier ways to make it last is to preserve them with alcohol – boozy cherries!
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Chives: tasty perennial herbs
The flowers are edible too. Pretty pink and taste like…
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From ground to table
Morel mushroom. I’m lucky to have them growing in my new garden allotment.
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Suprise winter crop
This Colombian chili seems to think it’s still living in the southern hemisphere.
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Cannibal tomato is not a tomato.
This is a red eggplant native to Fiji island. Yes it looks a lot like a tomato.
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Sesame pods!
Some seedlings got eaten by the cat but I was still left with plenty for my first crop of sesame.
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Balcony salad
Colorful cherry tomatoes, spicy rockets and beautiful edible nasturtium flowers. All from the balcony.
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Drying herbs is super easy
For extra flavor, store the leaves whole and crush them just before using.
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