This is what I made for dinner last night:
Curried Black-Eyed Peas
I've been getting fresh black-eyed peas and pinto beans from my local farmer's market. I soak them for a few hours first, to get the sprouting process going, then cook. They cook really fast; less than an hour.
I used fresh, minced turmeric root instead of powdered spice in this recipe. I also added a small yellow onion, and used 2 regular vine-ripened tomatoes. I didn't have any mustard seed or bay leaf so I left those out. Served over rice. Turned out great!
Lately I've been having purslane + fruit smoothies for breakfast. I have a couple of patches of gorgeous purslane growing in my back yard, so I'm using it as much as I can while it's there. Powerful stuff! Very high in Omega 3's.
I put a bunch of it in the VitaMix, add ionized Water or nut milk, then add a couple of apricots, a handful of frozen blueberries, and a banana. Yum! Energizing and light, yet sustaining. I don't get hungry again for 3 hours.
I use all of the above-ground parts of the purslane: stems, leaves, flowers and seeds.
Powerful Purslane
When eating wild weeds, make sure you get a positive ID!!! Sometimes there are poisonous lookalikes. Purslane is very distinctive.
Curried Black-Eyed Peas
I've been getting fresh black-eyed peas and pinto beans from my local farmer's market. I soak them for a few hours first, to get the sprouting process going, then cook. They cook really fast; less than an hour.
I used fresh, minced turmeric root instead of powdered spice in this recipe. I also added a small yellow onion, and used 2 regular vine-ripened tomatoes. I didn't have any mustard seed or bay leaf so I left those out. Served over rice. Turned out great!
Lately I've been having purslane + fruit smoothies for breakfast. I have a couple of patches of gorgeous purslane growing in my back yard, so I'm using it as much as I can while it's there. Powerful stuff! Very high in Omega 3's.
I put a bunch of it in the VitaMix, add ionized Water or nut milk, then add a couple of apricots, a handful of frozen blueberries, and a banana. Yum! Energizing and light, yet sustaining. I don't get hungry again for 3 hours.
I use all of the above-ground parts of the purslane: stems, leaves, flowers and seeds.
Powerful Purslane
Quote:Purslane contains more omega-3 fatty acids (alpha-linolenic acid in particular[4]) than any other leafy vegetable plant. Research published by Simopoulos states that Purslane has 0.01 mg/g of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA). This is an extraordinary amount of EPA for a land-based vegetable source. EPA is an Omega-3 fatty acid found mostly in fish, some algae, and flax seeds...100 Grams of fresh purslane leaves (about 1 cup) contain 300 to 400 mg of alpha-linolenic acid.
When eating wild weeds, make sure you get a positive ID!!! Sometimes there are poisonous lookalikes. Purslane is very distinctive.