Common Purslane

Herb

Common Purslane

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Common purslane is the everyday wild and garden Portulaca—prostrate red stems, paddle leaves, lemon-succulent bite. Often foraged from clean gardens; cultivated green types are milder and larger. Excellent in Greek salads and yogurt dips. Wash grit carefully from low-growing plants.

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Characteristics

Preparations

Forage CleanLight CookSaladYogurt

Traits

AcidCommonEveryday FormForage Or GardenJuicyLemon SucculentProstrate

History

GR

Mediterranean cooks used common purslane in raw and cooked greens.

GB

English kitchen gardens listed common purslane as a pot herb.

Common purslane was often treated as a weed in industrial agriculture.

Chefs and foragers restored common purslane to menus.

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