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Cattail and Milkweed Shoot Salad
A simple salad of marinated cattail and milkweed shoots with herbs, lemon and oil. Serves 4.
Prep Time
15
minutes
mins
Cook Time
5
minutes
mins
Course:
Appetizer, Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine:
American
Keyword:
Cattails, Milkweed Shoots
Servings:
4
Author:
Alan Bergo
Ingredients
5
oz
tender cattail shoots (generous cup)
sliced ½ inch on the diagonal
5
oz
tender milkweed shoots (generous cup)
sliced ½ inch on the diagonal, blanched for 60 seconds in boiling salted water and shocked in an ice bath
A few leaves of wild mint or spearmint
or another herb like dill, cilantro, basil, etc, to taste
Edible flowers
for garnish, like mustard or deadnettle (optional)
Fresh cut chives
Kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper
to taste
Fresh lemon zest
to taste
Fresh lemon juice
about 1 tablespoon, to taste
Hickory nut oil
or substitute extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
Toss all ingredients together except the herbs if using, double check the seasoning and adjust for salt, pepper, lemon, and herbs, then serve.