Welcome to the summary page for FabulousFusionFood's Wild Food guide to Sea Purslane along with all the Sea Purslane containing recipes presented on this site, with 5 recipes in total.

This is a continuation of an entire series of pages that will, I hope, allow my visitors to better navigate this site. As well as displaying recipes by name, country and region of origin I am now planning a whole series of pages where recipes can be located by meal type and main ingredient. This page gives a listing of all the Cornish recipes added to this site.

These recipes, all contain Sea Purslane as a major wild food ingredient.

Sea Purslane, Halimione portulacoides, is a halophytic (salt-loving) shrub and a member of the Amaranthaceae (Amaranth) family. The plant is is a small greyish-green shrub (growing to about 75cm tall) widely distributed in temperate Eurasia and parts of Africa. It is generally found in salt-marshes and coastal dunes and is usually flooded at hight tide.

It is an evergreen, and in northern temperate climates it flowers from July to September. The flowers are monoecious and are pollinated by wind. The silvery leaves of this plant indicate adaption for drought tolerance. The leaves of the plant are edible and can either be eaten raw in salads or they can be gently steamed. The leaves are thick and succulent with a crunchy texture and a natural saltiness.

The fleshy leaves can be consumed raw or cooked. They can be added to salads or can be cooked as a potherb. The leaves are thick and succulent with a crunchy texture and a natural saltiness. However, as they grow in maritime (often sandy) environments they need to be carefully washed if collecting from the wild.

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