Garlic Mustard

[joe.ford]

just a quicky

The plant Garlic Mustard, can you do anything with it?

Just curious as we seem to have a huge amount of it in the garden this year

 

[Muddypaws]

You can use the young leaves in salads, or add them to soups and stews to give a hint of garlic flavour (much of the garlickyness is lost when cooked).
I believe that the seeds can be collected later in the year and ground up to make a mustard powder, but I have not actually done this myself.

 

[John Fenna]

It is very tasty in a salad or as a sauce with lamb (like mint sauce) - some like it deep fried

 

[joe.ford]

Thanks for the quick replys. May have to try it in the nettle soup when the 2 nettles in the garden finally grow No idead where all the nettles went

 

[Geoff Dann]

just a quicky

The plant Garlic Mustard, can you do anything with it?

Just curious as we seem to have a huge amount of it in the garden this year

There is a huge amount of it pretty much everywhere. Almost as ubiquitous as dandelions.

 

[dwardo]

Stange, loads of it up here too. Seems very late also.
Best to only use the very new growth and the flowers, the bigger leaves are a bit bitter and leathery.