It will be less bitter if harvested later in the day. The reason is that like many other succulents and cacti, it uses what's known as CAM photosynthesis (crassulean acid metabolism), whereby its pores are closed during the day to prevent water loss. It opens them at night to take in co2 and stores it over the course of the day as an acid. Therefore, picking it toward the evening gets you a slightly different tasting plant.
I use it in my omelettes all through summer. Pros: It does give off some Dopamine so has a relaxing effect, if eaten regularly. There are a number of very mellow people who have consumed it on a regular basis, Ghandi, Thoreau etc. Parasites hate it, tapeworms especially. Cons: It can be high in Oxalic acid, so people who are prone to kidney stones need to not eat bucket loads of it. My garden is fenced off so stray dogs do not get to cock their legs on it. If you are in an area that is open to the public, grab some and replant, then use it next year it will self-propagate easily by seed. You will see small yellow flowers all over it if left to go to seed.
You are the first and perhaps the only person to comment on its high oxalate content. My mother loves purslane and she serves it as the primary green in salads. I wondered why my joints would begin to feel creaky after certain dinners at her home. People with kidney problems and gout should put it on their list of high oxalate foods to avoid.
My grandmother (Mexican indigenous) would take me purslane-picking (Texas panhandle) when I was young (6 -16). She had a simple recipe; Saute onions and garlic in oil or butter, add purslane (stem with leaves cut into ~ 2" long pieces) for 10 minutes. (Salt/pepper) Add fresh diced tomatoes and cook until tender. Serve on a hot tortilla. Delicious!
Delcielo9 My mother in law was from Lebanon and said they do the same thing. My grandmother and i would take a couple of shopping bags and go find wild grape leave vines and try and strip the hell out of them for dinner the next day. All these “weeds” are just free groceries!
Hahahaha, my mom and I use to do the same thing. I grew up and Wyoming and my mom made it the same way. There was another plantbwe use to pick, but I don't know the name in English. Both are very delicious!!!
I use purslane as a ground cover in my gardens. They get lovely yellow flowers on them in the fall. They help to shade the ground and preserve the moisture in my soil in our hot summers. I deliberately keep pots of them throughout the property.
All my edible weeds like purslane, amaranth, chickweed, sorrel & lambs quarters are used as a living mulch in my vegetable gardens to keep the soil from drying out & to keep out the useless weeds out. I harvest them when they're at their peak & we enjoy them immediately or I freeze some but I always leave a few plants to reseed themselves. Many of these "weeds" are natural soil amendments that add valuable nutrients back into the soil. They are friends of a permaculture garden.
This “weed” took over my cucumber bed and I didn’t even know I could eat it. I’ve been throwing it away for weeks. Glad I came across this video, thank you!
I’m actually experimenting with it in my garden as a ground cover/green mulch. It’s makes a lot of seeds but it’s not super aggressive or hard to get rid of so I don’t see it outcompeting much other plants. Bare soil is dead soil!
Take the portulaca, wash it well, cook it in a pan with half vinegar and half water with some salt in it, after few minutes take it out from the pan and let it dry. Put it in a clean jar with some garlic and cover it with olive oil. That last long and it is delicious, my mum does it in that way. May God bless. Bye from Italy. ☺
@@theblissfullone ditto garic harbors minute traces of botulinum toxin and its not recommended to store garlic long term HOWEVER the acid in the purslane prep MIGHT kill the toxin🤔 thats my question?!?
I can't believe that all these years, in Brazil and in USA, I always pulled this precious planta out and throw away treating as weeds 😊😮😔About 2 weeks ago my neighbor Sarala, from India, told me about the benefits of this plants. And I am learning more in this video. Thank you for the information. God bless you!🙏🏿🙏🙏🏽
Hi, I am from India. My grandmother used to cook purslane with lentils. She used to chop around a half cup with stems and let them boil with moong dal. It gives slightly okra like slippery texture but, it gives a sour punch to plain dal. Thanks a lot. It brings back memories. I have found some purslane in my rose bed. I am definitely going to try leaf salad. We have lockdown and this is nutritious and tasty.
Purslane is commonly used in my culture, Kurdish, we call it Perpeena. It is either roughly chopped along with stems, lightly blanched, then after it cools down, mix with thick natural yoghurt (like Greek yoghurt) and either chopped onions or garlic. It's kept in a large container in the fridge for weeks, and served as a dip, to be enjoyed with bread for a light supper. Another recipe is to saute with onions and tomato puree, add chicken stock and seasoning, and serve as a stew served with rice.
That sounds like a great way to use it. I'd mix in about 1 teaspoon or 4 grams of capers per serving in the recipe because those add natural quercetin.
I purposely grow purslane in my yard. I refuse to use weedkiller. My neighbors have those "managed" yards. Not us. Weeds for the butterflies, bees and birds and for salads!
After seeing the difference I realized my yard had Spurge in it and not the Purslane growing out of the pot in our bed. Glad I noticed and just ripped out most of the spurge in my lawn. I expect them to come back but by then hopefully the new pasture grass will have had a chance to set and get a footing. Great video!
@@kidovthe1truekingahillbill586 I had planted a beautiful annual flower bed along my retaining wall but a few years ago I started to get these "pricker weeds" and I would yank them out and get torn up in the process. Thorny suckers. Well when I was going thru chemo, I didn't get out to the garden until mid summer and that's when I realized those pricker weeds were blackberries! So, I've taken on a whole new approach to that garden ... it's my blackberry patch. Best part is ... I don't have to do a thing! Now it doesn't present as a 'pretty' element of my yard, but after surviving cancer I realized that stressing over flowers was wasting energy. So I did the next best thing ... kinda. At my local dollar store, I picked up $20 worth of fake flower stems and stuck them in the ground in front of the blackberries. I admit that I got a giggle out of watching the local wildlife checking them out and scratching their little heads. Being on the east coast ... winters can get gloomy but my fake flowers retain their color and look stupendous popping out of the snow. I grew up on a farm and know the taboo that I'm commiting with the plastic plants....but ask me if I care. Haha.... I prefer the plants that literally give back!
When I lived in Illinois about 10 years ago, this "weed" grew like crazy in my yard. I would pull them up as fast as they grew. Fast forward a few years when I became interested in wild edibles and new what I had.. purslane, one of the most nutritious foods on the planet!
I had this over-run my garden a few years ago, like you ... I pulled it out like crazy. Just amazing to learn how nutritious this plant is. I've always questioned what is called a 'weed' ... who decided that? ;-) Unfortunately most of my neighbors don't appreciate my viewpoint ... not using chemicals and letting what they call weeds grow. Ahh well ... a person is at peace, when they know they live in truth. 🌷
@@theblissfullone A "weed" is just a plant growing somewhere people don't want it to grow. I love sunflowers, but I dont let them grow in the grass under my birdfeeder: it's a weed there. If homeowners want a plant in a place where they didn't actually plant it, it gets called a "volunteer," like the tomato in my dill bed. 😄🌱🌻
planted a garden outside of a Chinese restaurant that i work at. The cooks freaked out when i weeded the purslane from the soil. Later on we ate what grew back in chicken broth and I became a fan
Ron Froehlich Thank you. I think the Chinese would add them in dumplings (i.e.: wantons) or some filled savoury grilled cakes. I know some Italians add them to their cheese fillings for ravioli.
Lovely! Thank you. I throw some soaked almond, hemp and sunflower seeds into the vitamixer with water, garlic, lemon and spices and blend to a smooth, thick liquid. I toss the purslane leaves and tops in this mixture and spread onto parchment paper and dehydrate til crisp. Yum!
wow that sounds amazing! i do like hemp hearts. i may leave out the lemon as they are already lemony flavored and i try to avoid citrus because i don't have the best tooth enamel lol
Love purslane in a cucumber, onion, green pepper, radish salad with lime juice. I have also added chick peas rinsed well to the salad n called it a meal
here is a recipe for this awesome veggie mix it with chopped onions cucumbers tomatoes reddish, dry mint chopped lettuce lemon juice, salt and olive oil to taste and top it off with oven-dried sliced pita bread or your favorite croutons one bite & you'll Envision heaven..😃 this is called Lebanese fattoush
As well as eating Purslane raw, I dehydrate lots of it as well as Lambsquarter. Then I vacuum seal it in Mason jars, or grind it into a powder to add to smoothies, soups & stews ~ all good ways to get those healthy greens - especially in the winter. I also make my own seasonings by mixing them with other herbs with or without sea salt. The possibilities are endless. Anyone with chickens ~ they love purslane & lambsquarter.
Love it. Great video. Thank you :) I make a stew of washed red lentil (1C), carrot (x2 large chunks), cauliflower (1/2 of whole), brown onion (1 medium), curry leaves (one stem - optional), fresh finely chopped ginger (1to 2t), ground turmeric (1t) - fry on medium in 1T canola oil. Add just enough water to cover (maybe 3-4 cups), bring to boil, cover, reduce to low, cook 30 mins. Add fair amount of (Maldon) salt to taste after 30 mins of cooking, followed by a sprinkle of 1/2t un-roasted curry powder (optional.) Handful of purslane (stems and leaves) can be stirred in at this stage to wilt a little. Has a bit of the slimy feel, but I don't mind it. Optional but very tasty addition: In a small pan, heat 2T of (canola) oil. Add 1 to 5 dry red chilli (Omit chilli if not desired), 1t black mustard seeds, 1/2t cumin seeds. Place splatter guard over immediately while they pop and chillies darken slightly. Then still while it's hot, pour the entire oil mix over the lentil stew. It will sizzle and splatter. This adds a whole other dimension of smokey spicy flavour. Stir gently to incorporate, do not stir too much. Enjoy with rice or bread.
I grew up in Massachusetts and it grew wild in the garden. We called it pigweed. My mother made a salad with it with just the leaves, diced onions, and a vinaigrette dressing....yum!! Just cam across your channel and am enjoying it. Keep up the great videos. Enjoy!!!
It grows very good in Aruba and when i was young we grandmother used to prepare it for us . Here it is called "Bembe" and is not eaten nowadays due to lack of knowledge about the plant .
I been watching UA-cam videos on gardening for a long time, today I came across your videos for the very first time! You are a keeper, I love your videos, thanks for sharing your ideas and wisdom.
Hello, in most cases the stems are just as taste, just as nourishing and are,chocked full of fiber. Later in the fall they will get a bit more woody and chewy. Ounce per ounce this plant has 7 times more beta-carotene when carrots and 5 times more vitamin E then spinach as well as omega-3 fatty acids like you mentioned it's also very high in fiber iron calcium and has chemical properties that help the body produce melatonin which is a chemical the body naturally makes to help us fall asleep
These were the medicinal herbs and plants oyr ancestors used to dealing with various medical problems. They didn't take a pill, they drank a tea or tincture out of the plants.
I live in the Puget Sound area of Washington with few 90 degree days, yet I have purslane every year in my vegetable garden. I garden organically, so I know the "weed" is ok to eat. I generally eat it in salads and have been preaching the benefits of this superfood for years.
Thank you Jesus for this wonderful woman. Please continue to look after her and keep her and her entire family safe. Bless her for her boldness as she spreds your word. In JESUS name AMEN. And thank you Lord for Purslane!!
If Jesus was at the wheel, we all wouldn't have to be preparing for the disaster that is upon us. Thank humanity for this awesome source of knowledge and the scientists and innovators that brought us UA-cam.
I was one of the early scientists and innovators who belonged to faith communities. Science and faith often confirm each other. My body has paid the price for exposures to innovative technologies.
In Mexico is called Verdolaga, and there are even songs about it. The most famous dish in Mexico is "Verdolagas con Puerco," a kind of stew that uses these plants and pork ina green chilli gravy. It is also refereed as the humble "Verdolaga" because it grows wild as a weed.
This plant is all along all the roads in Kigali, Rwanda and yet nobody has ever touched them. Probably I am gonna be the first to try. When people see me picking them, they will think I have gone crazy.
This Herb is amazing ! I am Persian and my grandma made a special soup with this herb test was fantastic. Also is good for diabetics people. You can make tea with this herb. Also purslane make refinement the blood. And has potassium and calcium.
Oh thank you for sharing this wonderful information! I wouldn’t have thought to make a tea with it! This is 2yrs later, I hope you still see this message?! Many blessings! 🙏🏻
I wish I watched this earlier...I just weeded my corn patch and this plant was 90 percent of the weeds I pulled and discarded. Now I will be harvesting them along with salad greens instead of discarding them. It's amazing how Jehovah in his infinite wisdom gave us plants like these that grow without our help...to insure the survival of the human race. So much to learn about HIS amazing creation. Thank you for the information about this amazing plant. I look forward to learning more from you. Sara
@@barbryll8596 prepare a big pot and every time you see a tiny purslane growing wild you take it to your pot and transplant it , I do this all the time and I end up with a big pot full of edible purslane that eat raw or mixed with scrambled eggs :)
I'm thinking your purslane grew back. :) It's really hard to get rid of. I eat the daylights out of it and sometimes fear I've "over grazed" but there it is again. Dandelion was my gateway weed and now I tend to eat more weeds than garden produce. All I have to do is harvest my weeds. They really do take care of themselves. I'm so thankful for them and I feel happy when I eat them. Peace.
An excellent informative post. I've been doing battle with that plant on my sidewalk since forever. Now I'm gonna eat the little SOB's! Thanks You For Posting.
Wow, I have 2 planted pots of Campino Purslane on my porch and I used it as decorative plants. They bloom beautiful pink flowers. I had no idea it is a superfood.
And as you've noticed they advertise for weed killer on tv and the radio, hot and heavy.. I never used the stuff myself, i don't like to poison the ground..
my grandmother was a herbalist and I remembered this herb was amongst her herbs and in America I see it as just grass/ weeds growing around but thanks for bringing back my memory
I'll bet your Grandma and mine would have liked each other! Mine was a school teacher but we dubbed her "Grandma Nature" :) Thank you for your comment, Benorie! :)
Purslane is AWESOME and delicious! It's just one of the several, edible, "weeds" which appear every year in my garden. Along with purslane, come lambs quarters, wood sorrel (mistakenly called sweet clover), night shade, milkweed, and plantain, to name a few. Purslane is, by far, the most delicious. I mean, it tastes really good.
Here in Memphis Farmer Markets purslane is sold by its Spanish name “VERDOLAGA”. The plant is of Middle Eastern origin and is known as Khorfa in Arabic and Farsi, and Korfa in Urdu. Anyway, let me share an Afghan recipe with you. You can cook a wonderful dish out of purslane by using the leaves only. The leaves are cooked with mung beans. The mung beans are put in water overnight to soften. Then boiled in water ( add small amount of salt) for 15 to 20 minutes to become edible soft. In the mean time prepare purslane as you said, cook it with some oil, salt and black pepper, then add the mung beans, and cook it further, It is ok that mung beans become mushy. Keep the recipe simple as far as spices are concerned. Black pepper and salt should do. A little amount of sautéed onion in the beginning would help the taste, where the leaves are put in the pot with the oil and sautéed onions, and cooked. When water is needed while cooking add beef stock. When cooked put some yogurt on top, eat with flat bread which Afghans call naan ( yes that name went from Afghanistan to India).
Well before the time of Pliney, there is mention of purslane in the Bible. ... The prophet Job asks “Can that which is tasteless be eaten without salt, or is there taste in the slime of the purslane?” The 'slime' probably refers to the mucilaginous nature of purslane. Toxic to cats. Oxalate acid in seeds can harm people prone to kidney stones. Touted for high vitamin A and reduction of inflammation and scarring in liver. Do your research and consult with your doctor. Middle Eastern origin.
Really like your channel, Thank you for all the info. I dont understand why your videos dont have over a million views already. Keep up the great work! God Bless!
it's hard to get a million views if the content of the video does not include religious, government, Pokemon go, sexual immorality, murder, how to pick locks, and various videos including military warfare, grand theft auto and so on, oh do not forget the Kardashians.
@@PREPSTEADERS , please look up "purslane tea" on youtube. I learned about it on Facebook from a European herbalist woman. She said it was calming, besides the omega three benefits.
Thank you for your video! I came across this in my yard, today. I started removing it from my lawn, thinking it was just another weed. Fortunately, I took a picture and decided to look it up on Google Lens. Google Lens identified it as Common Purslane with some information about it. Next, I went to UA-cam and came across your video; I will now let it grow to enjoy, here, in Southern CA. Thank you, again! p.s. I subscribed to your channel, to learn more!
Don't eat wild foods that grow where pesticides have been used though. And also don't pick along roadsides (lead from vehicles past in soil) or heavily sprayed areas like cemeteries and parks.
I love verdolagas! We sauté some onions and tomatoes and throw in the verdolagas, just that simple, they taste delicious with home made corn tortillas!
As a Mexican I grew up eatting this. Called verdolagas in the morning saute with onions and scramble eggs. Later with a green sauce and pork cubes, or with beef or chicken with other sauces we used the stems too. I made them once in mole. But I never tried it raw in a salad, I will soon. You can also buy it at a mexican markets, so you can see it touch it and make no mistakes.
My parents always called it "cancer weed" because of how it spreads. I love this stuff! When I find it in my garden, I weed around it and treat it like my other garden goodies. :)
Thanks for the great description/ explanation and close-up view. Many of these types of videos don' t give a clear view of the plant. I subscribed. Plus I'm a believer in the King of kings....yay!
Great presentation, thank you Christa! One word of caution - I was chatting with a pharmacist who pointed out that purslane contains potent alkaloids and oxalic acid. So use sparingly! Def would not recommend for anyone with kidney problems. Blessings
DJ Nikiforos, thank you for this information. I have chronic Kidney disease and I have to be careful of oxalates because I form kidney stones very easily. Just had kidney surgery end of December to remove 5 stones and the largest one was 2.4 cm. or 1 1/4 inches in diameter. I really am trying to control my diet to better my health. Rhubarb is at the top of the list of foods with high oxalates.
Yeah, probably just eat it raw and the leaves only. Similar problem with spinach - too much and cooked can cause stones to form. Due to lifelong kidney issues I've started seeing improvement in the kidneys doing 4-days long strict dryfasts recommended by Professor Valter Longo at UCLA Dept. of Longevity, and Dr. Pompa on his youtube channel. It really works and cleans up skin issues too (the skin is the third kidney).
My grandma taught me about Purslane when I was 10 years old. She boiled it and served it as a side dish the same as any other vegetable. Yesterday I tried some of it in my omelet. Good stuff!
I do love Verdolagas! They are delicious just Mexican style! I eat almost every week, now they’re on season! Try them and enjoy! You can cut onion, tomatoes and few garlic cloves, wash the verdolagas not just the leaves, you can use part of the sticks, sauté the onion, garlic and tomatoes for few minutes and then add the verdolagas already cleaned ,sautéed until they wilt add salt and enjoy! You enjoy with warm tortillas like tacos! Enjoy them!
I bought a house which had. Lot of this plant growing out in my courtyard but not knowing what it was but a weed, I sprayed n killed them all. Now I am on the look out constantly for new growth. Your channel gave me so much knowledge of Gods abundance around us. Thank you.
Does it surprise us that God would provide people with the most nourishing and needful plants in abundance around where they gather? This Plant, Dandelions and even Cannibus has followed people where ever they go, like a Friend and Camp Buddy! lol
We Assyrians cut them with the stem, add boiling water on, let cool. Or raw.Chop, add a little bit of onions,cucumbers and plain yogurt, salt to taste. Delicious!
I love the unexpected ending of this video more than the topic itself, the "God bless you" part and the Bible verse reading (Don't get me wrong I also love the topic about Purslane. Many of those here, and I'll try them sometimes). I'm a Filipino expat in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Thank you and God bless you too.
Colossians 1:15-20 is very important to understand. Notice the word “all” is found 8 times in these 6 verses. As you read it, stop at every time you see the word “all” and ask yourself if “all” means All in each case 😉❤️
I love it, I know it from my childhood and last year I happened upon it on the sidewalk and immediately recognized it! Usually i prefer it raw, but sometimes I sautee it or add it to vegetable soup, yummy! Uncooked it tastes similar to lettuce with a nice sour aftertaste. And the stems are also yummy imo, not just the leafs.
try this with fried potatoes and onions it is so good a lady that lived by us showed us kids how to live off of weeds lol learning from older people is the answer to living longer.
pulled up so much spurge (goat's head) bare handed once my fingers and hand became numb...........kudos to you on your video.............side by side comparison may save a neophyte from becoming ill........TY
GOD BLESS YOU MA'AM. While cleaning out my raised garden. i found one of these. unsure what it was i planted it in a small pot. it has taken off and is doing great! seems i found Gold while cleaning. Thanks again
I really enjoy your videos, I am really trying to prep and you are helping me !! Thank You so much ! You make learning fun and enjoyable, again Thank You !!
Thank you for the side by side comparison. I had finally learned the difference between the two plants but it would have taken me less time if I'd had seen this type of comparison sooner. Thanks again!
Purslane grows as a weed in my garden (in central Oklahoma). We encourage it and use it in salads and such. I notice in the pictures here that even the stems are used; we weren't sure whether they were edible too.
My niece is from China and when she saw this growing in my flower garden she went wild with excitement. This superfood! I did not know at the time what she meant but boy I do now. thank you
This would be a great one to plant as a gorilla garden. Plant it all over in a park or where ever it may continue to propagate. Some others may recognize it, but chances are you'll have a continuous supply over the years.
If we ever have a problem, most people will walk by food and starve. She is an angel sharing her knowledge and all of you also. I learned some great ideas on using it. Thank all of you for sharing. God Bless.
I LOVE this video! I’m so happy I came across this! I have this EVERYWHERE in my yard :) I’m so happy that it’s a good plant vs a bad one :) my son and I love it!
So wonderful that this is so easily accessible! Thank you Lord Jesus! I just learned last year about this edible plant, that grows rampantly. My mom, "that's just a weed!",
Yes, purslane is a wonderfully nutritious plant! I enjoy it as a raw addition to my salads. The plants pop up on their own in my garden every year. I am very careful about where I let purslane establish itself though, and I keep a watchful eye on the plants. When the weather gets hot and sunny they grow very quickly and if you let a large plant flower and go to seed you will have thousands of little plants all over for many, many years!
Oh, I just harvest it, wash it and put it into a plastic bag and throw it into my freezer for winter time since I put it on top of everything I cook. Especially meat dishes.
Boy I know it!. I live in Pasadena California and they are growing in everything. I think I'll try giving them their own place. Thanks for all cooking ideas. I was putting them up and putting them in my compost. Maybe thats why I have so many everywhere.
Thanks for sharing about Purslane many people have no idea about the health benefits. I have very healthy fat Purslane that grows around my Moringa trees late summer. I usually chop them up and add them to a big pot of chili. I freeze the chili in smaller serving portions for meals to eat later.
It will be less bitter if harvested later in the day. The reason is that like many other succulents and cacti, it uses what's known as CAM photosynthesis (crassulean acid metabolism), whereby its pores are closed during the day to prevent water loss. It opens them at night to take in co2 and stores it over the course of the day as an acid. Therefore, picking it toward the evening gets you a slightly different tasting plant.
Thanks for the info!! This is a great tip!!!!
Cool!!!
I use it in my omelettes all through summer. Pros: It does give off some Dopamine so has a relaxing effect, if eaten regularly. There are a number of very mellow people who have consumed it on a regular basis, Ghandi, Thoreau etc. Parasites hate it, tapeworms especially. Cons: It can be high in Oxalic acid, so people who are prone to kidney stones need to not eat bucket loads of it. My garden is fenced off so stray dogs do not get to cock their legs on it. If you are in an area that is open to the public, grab some and replant, then use it next year it will self-propagate easily by seed. You will see small yellow flowers all over it if left to go to seed.
You are the first and perhaps the only person to comment on its high oxalate content. My mother loves purslane and she serves it as the primary green in salads. I wondered why my joints would begin to feel creaky after certain dinners at her home. People with kidney problems and gout should put it on their list of high oxalate foods to avoid.
My grandmother (Mexican indigenous) would take me purslane-picking (Texas panhandle) when I was young (6 -16). She had a simple recipe; Saute onions and garlic in oil or butter, add purslane (stem with leaves cut into ~ 2" long pieces) for 10 minutes. (Salt/pepper) Add fresh diced tomatoes and cook until tender. Serve on a hot tortilla. Delicious!
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Oh that sounds delicious! And what beautiful memories.
Delcielo9 My mother in law was from Lebanon and said they do the same thing. My grandmother and i would take a couple of shopping bags and go find wild grape leave vines and try and strip the hell out of them for dinner the next day. All these “weeds” are just free groceries!
Hahahaha, my mom and I use to do the same thing. I grew up and Wyoming and my mom made it the same way. There was another plantbwe use to pick, but I don't know the name in English. Both are very delicious!!!
My mom calls this plant Vergolagas. I remember the haughty neighbors would recoil at eating those WEEDS.
You could saute an old boot with onions and garlic in butter and it would taste great.
It's amazing that you had both plants side by side. Great to see ...Thank you!
I use purslane as a ground cover in my gardens. They get lovely yellow flowers on them in the fall. They help to shade the ground and preserve the moisture in my soil in our hot summers. I deliberately keep pots of them throughout the property.
All my edible weeds like purslane, amaranth, chickweed, sorrel & lambs quarters are used as a living mulch in my vegetable gardens to keep the soil from drying out & to keep out the useless weeds out. I harvest them when they're at their peak & we enjoy them immediately or I freeze some but I always leave a few plants to reseed themselves. Many of these "weeds" are natural soil amendments that add valuable nutrients back into the soil. They are friends of a permaculture garden.
Shirley J thanks, I will do the same grow in pots as I have no garden!
Not a good idea to keep it in your garden. It is extremely invasive and will choke everything else out. I've been battling it for decades.
Is this also known as rose moss?
@@kakea8403 possibly? It does get little yellow flowers that remind me of a tiny rose. Good luck getting an answer! Many blessings! 🙏🏻
This “weed” took over my cucumber bed and I didn’t even know I could eat it. I’ve been throwing it away for weeks. Glad I came across this video, thank you!
I've also been 'weeding' it. And I love natural growing foods!
Purslane is so much healthier for you than anything you can grow! I just wish it was around all year round! It would be in everything I ate!
I’m actually experimenting with it in my garden as a ground cover/green mulch. It’s makes a lot of seeds but it’s not super aggressive or hard to get rid of so I don’t see it outcompeting much other plants. Bare soil is dead soil!
I hope those on weed find this the best replacement weed.
I put it in soup n salads I stir-fry it I make pesto out of it
Take the portulaca, wash it well, cook it in a pan with half vinegar and half water with some salt in it, after few minutes take it out from the pan and let it dry. Put it in a clean jar with some garlic and cover it with olive oil. That last long and it is delicious, my mum does it in that way. May God bless. Bye from Italy. ☺
Wonderful to learn this ... thanks for sharing.
I have a question about garlic, if you're still actively checking this thread.
@@theblissfullone ditto garic harbors minute traces of botulinum toxin and its not recommended to store garlic long term HOWEVER the acid in the purslane prep MIGHT kill the toxin🤔 thats my question?!?
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PiccoloMichela how you usually eat it or cook it? Do you use it in pizza or like salad after with garlic snd garlic? Thanks for sharing this
I can't believe that all these years, in Brazil and in USA, I always pulled this precious planta out and throw away treating as weeds 😊😮😔About 2 weeks ago my neighbor Sarala, from India, told me about the benefits of this plants. And I am learning more in this video. Thank you for the information. God bless you!🙏🏿🙏🙏🏽
Isn't it amazing the way Papa God provides for us? Can't wait to glean more of this wisdom from you. God bless you richly.
Hi, I am from India. My grandmother used to cook purslane with lentils. She used to chop around a half cup with stems and let them boil with moong dal. It gives slightly okra like slippery texture but, it gives a sour punch to plain dal. Thanks a lot. It brings back memories. I have found some purslane in my rose bed. I am definitely going to try leaf salad. We have lockdown and this is nutritious and tasty.
Purslane is commonly used in my culture, Kurdish, we call it Perpeena. It is either roughly chopped along with stems, lightly blanched, then after it cools down, mix with thick natural yoghurt (like Greek yoghurt) and either chopped onions or garlic. It's kept in a large container in the fridge for weeks, and served as a dip, to be enjoyed with bread for a light supper.
Another recipe is to saute with onions and tomato puree, add chicken stock and seasoning, and serve as a stew served with rice.
In greece we use it in salads !
Love your information
That sounds like a great way to use it. I'd mix in about 1 teaspoon or 4 grams of capers per serving in the recipe because those add natural quercetin.
Do you know what it is called in Farsi?
Oh man that sounds yummy too! Another recipe to try!
I purposely grow purslane in my yard. I refuse to use weedkiller. My neighbors have those "managed" yards. Not us. Weeds for the butterflies, bees and birds and for salads!
I to I don't even rake. I never cut my grass till summer cause waiting on my wild big delicious blackberries to turn..
Also my dandelion salad leaves and flowers. I got quit a few huge Rosemary bushes. Then later poke salad greens.
After seeing the difference I realized my yard had Spurge in it and not the Purslane growing out of the pot in our bed. Glad I noticed and just ripped out most of the spurge in my lawn. I expect them to come back but by then hopefully the new pasture grass will have had a chance to set and get a footing. Great video!
Good for you 👍🙏🏼
@@kidovthe1truekingahillbill586 I had planted a beautiful annual flower bed along my retaining wall but a few years ago I started to get these "pricker weeds" and I would yank them out and get torn up in the process. Thorny suckers. Well when I was going thru chemo, I didn't get out to the garden until mid summer and that's when I realized those pricker weeds were blackberries! So, I've taken on a whole new approach to that garden ... it's my blackberry patch. Best part is ... I don't have to do a thing! Now it doesn't present as a 'pretty' element of my yard, but after surviving cancer I realized that stressing over flowers was wasting energy. So I did the next best thing ... kinda. At my local dollar store, I picked up $20 worth of fake flower stems and stuck them in the ground in front of the blackberries. I admit that I got a giggle out of watching the local wildlife checking them out and scratching their little heads. Being on the east coast ... winters can get gloomy but my fake flowers retain their color and look stupendous popping out of the snow. I grew up on a farm and know the taboo that I'm commiting with the plastic plants....but ask me if I care. Haha.... I prefer the plants that literally give back!
When I lived in Illinois about 10 years ago, this "weed" grew like crazy in my yard. I would pull them up as fast as they grew. Fast forward a few years when I became interested in wild edibles and new what I had.. purslane, one of the most nutritious foods on the planet!
I had this over-run my garden a few years ago, like you ... I pulled it out like crazy. Just amazing to learn how nutritious this plant is. I've always questioned what is called a 'weed' ... who decided that? ;-)
Unfortunately most of my neighbors don't appreciate my viewpoint ... not using chemicals and letting what they call weeds grow. Ahh well ... a person is at peace, when they know they live in truth. 🌷
@@theblissfullone A "weed" is just a plant growing somewhere people don't want it to grow. I love sunflowers, but I dont let them grow in the grass under my birdfeeder: it's a weed there. If homeowners want a plant in a place where they didn't actually plant it, it gets called a "volunteer," like the tomato in my dill bed. 😄🌱🌻
Sitting with my morning Purslane & coffee! ❤😋❤
planted a garden outside of a Chinese restaurant that i work at. The cooks freaked out when i weeded the purslane from the soil. Later on we ate what grew back in chicken broth and I became a fan
Ron Froehlich Thank you. I think the Chinese would add them in dumplings (i.e.: wantons) or some filled savoury grilled cakes. I know some Italians add them to their cheese fillings for ravioli.
My family all love raw Purslane in sandwiches. It is far better than lettuce. There is more flavour and crunch.
I gotta try that once I start growing my own!
Do they put the whole thing (stem and all) in their sandwiches or do they individually pluck off the leaves like Christa?
sounds good
good video
Us too
Lovely! Thank you. I throw some soaked almond, hemp and sunflower seeds into the vitamixer with water, garlic, lemon and spices and blend to a smooth, thick liquid. I toss the purslane leaves and tops in this mixture and spread onto parchment paper and dehydrate til crisp. Yum!
wow that sounds amazing! i do like hemp hearts. i may leave out the lemon as they are already lemony flavored and i try to avoid citrus because i don't have the best tooth enamel lol
Love purslane in a cucumber, onion, green pepper, radish salad with lime juice. I have also added chick peas rinsed well to the salad n called it a meal
here is a recipe for this awesome veggie
mix it with chopped onions cucumbers tomatoes reddish, dry mint chopped lettuce lemon juice, salt and olive oil to taste and top it off with oven-dried sliced pita bread or your favorite croutons one bite & you'll Envision heaven..😃
this is called Lebanese fattoush
Saeed~ Thank you for sharing your recipe! This sounds amazing and I can't wait to try it!
That sounds delicious! Thank you and many blessings! 🙏🏻
That does sound good. What mint would you use a strong one like peppermint or mild like spearmint?
I will look out for it thanx.
There are few perfect people in this world! You are one of them in every way!
As well as eating Purslane raw, I dehydrate lots of it as well as Lambsquarter. Then I vacuum seal it in Mason jars, or grind it into a powder to add to smoothies, soups & stews ~ all good ways to get those healthy greens - especially in the winter. I also make my own seasonings by mixing them with other herbs with or without sea salt. The possibilities are endless.
Anyone with chickens ~ they love purslane & lambsquarter.
Thank you. I was wondering if this could be dehydrated. A dry the Lambs Quarter too :>)
Do you dehydrate and grind just the leaves, or the stems too?
I dehydrate my extra cucumbers that are oversized and grind also.
@@garden333 what does dehydrated cucumber taste like? How do u use it? Ty 🤗💚
Ellen Fisher, Please demonstrate that on your channel along with a recipe? I'd love to see that on your channel.
So awesome to see them side by side. Amazing video. So simple but perfect.
Love it. Great video. Thank you :)
I make a stew of washed red lentil (1C), carrot (x2 large chunks), cauliflower (1/2 of whole), brown onion (1 medium), curry leaves (one stem - optional), fresh finely chopped ginger (1to 2t), ground turmeric (1t) - fry on medium in 1T canola oil. Add just enough water to cover (maybe 3-4 cups), bring to boil, cover, reduce to low, cook 30 mins. Add fair amount of (Maldon) salt to taste after 30 mins of cooking, followed by a sprinkle of 1/2t un-roasted curry powder (optional.) Handful of purslane (stems and leaves) can be stirred in at this stage to wilt a little. Has a bit of the slimy feel, but I don't mind it.
Optional but very tasty addition: In a small pan, heat 2T of (canola) oil. Add 1 to 5 dry red chilli (Omit chilli if not desired), 1t black mustard seeds, 1/2t cumin seeds. Place splatter guard over immediately while they pop and chillies darken slightly. Then still while it's hot, pour the entire oil mix over the lentil stew. It will sizzle and splatter. This adds a whole other dimension of smokey spicy flavour. Stir gently to incorporate, do not stir too much. Enjoy with rice or bread.
What is Maldon?
What is Maldon?
Kathy it is the name of a company that sells sea salt. They also make a smoked salt which adds a lovely flavour to food.
Cant wait to cook this!
Wow! Thank you for sharing these recipes! Many blessings! 🙏🏻
I grew up in Massachusetts and it grew wild in the garden. We called it pigweed. My mother made a salad with it with just the leaves, diced onions, and a vinaigrette dressing....yum!! Just cam across your channel and am enjoying it. Keep up the great videos. Enjoy!!!
Thank you for this post!
It grows very good in Aruba and when i was young we grandmother used to prepare it for us . Here it is called "Bembe" and is not eaten nowadays due to lack of knowledge about the plant .
I been watching UA-cam videos on gardening for a long time, today I came across your videos for the very first time! You are a keeper, I love your videos, thanks for sharing your ideas and wisdom.
Hello, in most cases the stems are just as taste, just as nourishing and are,chocked full of fiber. Later in the fall they will get a bit more woody and chewy. Ounce per ounce this plant has 7 times more beta-carotene when carrots and 5 times more vitamin E then spinach as well as omega-3 fatty acids like you mentioned it's also very high in fiber iron calcium and has chemical properties that help the body produce melatonin which is a chemical the body naturally makes to help us fall asleep
Awesome to learn this. 🌷
Thank you for great info. Do you have a channel of your own?
I just tried some raw fresh picked and it reminds me of pea or pea pod flavor like raw snap peas. I can’t wait to try them cooked.
These were the medicinal herbs and plants oyr ancestors used to dealing with various medical problems. They didn't take a pill, they drank a tea or tincture out of the plants.
Ha! That sounds good. I have a big one in my yard. Been watering it a little every day and it is just about ready.
I live in the Puget Sound area of Washington with few 90 degree days, yet I have purslane every year in my vegetable garden. I garden organically, so I know the "weed" is ok to eat. I generally eat it in salads and have been preaching the benefits of this superfood for years.
How wonderful, Phyllis!
Thank you Jesus for this wonderful woman. Please continue to look after her and keep her and her entire family safe. Bless her for her boldness as she spreds your word. In JESUS name AMEN. And thank you Lord for Purslane!!
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If Jesus was at the wheel, we all wouldn't have to be preparing for the disaster that is upon us. Thank humanity for this awesome source of knowledge and the scientists and innovators that brought us UA-cam.
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I was one of the early scientists and innovators who belonged to faith communities. Science and faith often confirm each other. My body has paid the price for exposures to innovative technologies.
In Mexico is called Verdolaga, and there are even songs about it. The most famous dish in Mexico is "Verdolagas con Puerco," a kind of stew that uses these plants and pork ina green chilli gravy. It is also refereed as the humble "Verdolaga" because it grows wild as a weed.
This plant is all along all the roads in Kigali, Rwanda and yet nobody has ever touched them. Probably I am gonna be the first to try. When people see me picking them, they will think I have gone crazy.
fry in a little olive oil,a touch of garlic and a little salt and pepper
Have you tried them yet 😃
I wouldn't eat along the road, has and oil will contaminate it. Get some and grow somewhere else so chemicals won't get in it.
You could harvest and make superfood products...
@@denisecors7918 The roads there don't have ANY of that.
Dirt. Just dirt.
You are the first vlogger/ blogger to show purslane's use in eating/ cooking. This is so helpful. Thank you!
I'm from Mexico we call it Verdolaga we cooked with green sauce and pork
Hello Do you know what they call Calites in English ?? Thank you
Another good plant. Thank you
thanks for this. i grow purslane but haven't tried it this way.
It grows in my vegetable garden.
Its helps keep other weeds down. I add it to salads & stir fry.
This Herb is amazing ! I am Persian and my grandma made a special soup with this herb test was fantastic. Also is good for diabetics people. You can make tea with this herb. Also purslane make refinement the blood. And has potassium and calcium.
How do you make purslane as a tea? Fresh leaves?
Oh thank you for sharing this wonderful information! I wouldn’t have thought to make a tea with it! This is 2yrs later, I hope you still see this message?! Many blessings! 🙏🏻
This was awesome! Found purslane in our yard and spurge in our driveway. Thanks SO MUCH for that side-by-side comparison!🙏
I wish I watched this earlier...I just weeded my corn patch and this plant was 90 percent of the weeds I pulled and discarded. Now I will be harvesting them along with salad greens instead of discarding them. It's amazing how Jehovah in his infinite wisdom gave us plants like these that grow without our help...to insure the survival of the human race. So much to learn about HIS amazing creation. Thank you for the information about this amazing plant. I look forward to learning more from you.
Sara
Sara Tilus you could feed your hogs or chickens with it
There is a farmer who sell his weeds. Look him up. I can't remember his name. But selling weeds was in the title.
Sara Tilus I also weeded our veggie patch and there was tons of this plant!! Honestly had no idea it was edible
@@barbryll8596 prepare a big pot and every time you see a tiny purslane growing wild you take it to your pot and transplant it , I do this all the time and I end up with a big pot full of edible purslane that eat raw or mixed with scrambled eggs :)
I'm thinking your purslane grew back. :) It's really hard to get rid of. I eat the daylights out of it and sometimes fear I've "over grazed" but there it is again. Dandelion was my gateway weed and now I tend to eat more weeds than garden produce. All I have to do is harvest my weeds. They really do take care of themselves. I'm so thankful for them and I feel happy when I eat them. Peace.
Great video! Seeing the purslane and spurge side-by-side is very helpful.
I add it to soups. It is especially good in lentil soup
I grew some portaluce had beautiful flowers ranging from corals yellows all colors, the deer loved them.
An excellent informative post. I've been doing battle with that plant on my sidewalk since forever. Now I'm gonna eat the little SOB's! Thanks You For Posting.
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Wow, I have 2 planted pots of Campino Purslane on my porch and I used it as decorative plants. They bloom beautiful pink flowers. I had no idea it is a superfood.
Wild lettuce has that same excretion and it's a powerful medications
I was thinking the same thing when she mentioned the white milky substance. 👍🙏🏻
What most call weeds, I call God's pharmacy & landscape.
May the Lord bless & keep u always.
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There is such thing as a weed, they are all wild-flowers.
And as you've noticed they advertise for weed killer on tv and the radio, hot and heavy.. I never used the stuff myself, i don't like to poison the ground..
my grandmother was a herbalist and I remembered this herb was amongst her herbs and in America I see it as just grass/ weeds growing around but thanks for bringing back my memory
I'll bet your Grandma and mine would have liked each other! Mine was a school teacher but we dubbed her "Grandma Nature" :) Thank you for your comment, Benorie! :)
Purslane is AWESOME and delicious! It's just one of the several, edible, "weeds" which appear every year in my garden. Along with purslane, come lambs quarters, wood sorrel (mistakenly called sweet clover), night shade, milkweed, and plantain, to name a few.
Purslane is, by far, the most delicious. I mean, it tastes really good.
Here in Memphis Farmer Markets purslane is sold by its Spanish name “VERDOLAGA”. The plant is of Middle Eastern origin and is known as Khorfa in Arabic and Farsi, and Korfa in Urdu. Anyway, let me share an Afghan recipe with you. You can cook a wonderful dish out of purslane by using the leaves only. The leaves are cooked with mung beans. The mung beans are put in water overnight to soften. Then boiled in water ( add small amount of salt) for 15 to 20 minutes to become edible soft. In the mean time prepare purslane as you said, cook it with some oil, salt and black pepper, then add the mung beans, and cook it further, It is ok that mung beans become mushy. Keep the recipe simple as far as spices are concerned. Black pepper and salt should do. A little amount of sautéed onion in the beginning would help the taste, where the leaves are put in the pot with the oil and sautéed onions, and cooked. When water is needed while cooking add beef stock. When cooked put some yogurt on top, eat with flat bread which Afghans call naan ( yes that name went from Afghanistan to India).
Hello from Munford TN
We call it Bakli in Lebanon. We use it to make pies
Wow! Thank you for sharing this wonderful information!!! Many blessings! 🙏🏻
What a lovely video and wonderful comments from all round the world. So positive and joyful. This is what humankind is really all about.
I was thinking the same.
@@kaydell321 agreed!
May God add a blessing to his word. Amen!
Purslane makes really good pickled herbs, they are mentioned in the Bible and the Torah.
Pls give the verse details
Well before the time of Pliney, there is mention of purslane in the Bible. ... The prophet Job asks “Can that which is tasteless be eaten without salt, or is there taste in the slime of the purslane?” The 'slime' probably refers to the mucilaginous nature of purslane.
Toxic to cats.
Oxalate acid in seeds can harm people prone to kidney stones. Touted for high vitamin A and reduction of inflammation and scarring in liver.
Do your research and consult with your doctor.
Middle Eastern origin.
In Lebanon it is a regular vigies that we eat as salad or filling for pastry. We call it Bakleh like.
Akram Rabah
I love purslane, It is so delicious, I fry them like spinach with a lot of onion and garlic. yum!!
poke weed is a really delicious spinach but you have to boild it twice and throw the water out.
Really like your channel, Thank you for all the info. I dont understand why your videos dont have over a million views already. Keep up the great work! God Bless!
Thank you for the comment S P! I appreciate your encouragement! God bless you too!
it's hard to get a million views if the content of the video does not include religious, government, Pokemon go, sexual immorality, murder, how to pick locks, and various videos including military warfare, grand theft auto and so on, oh do not forget the Kardashians.
I just found one growing in a planter of mine and I got so excited because I’ve wanted to try it! Now I’ll be growing it too 😎
We have this plant here in Jamaica we just know in last year at church that's it is good to eat and it as omega 3 in it
Yes! It really is a great plant to harvest!
@@PREPSTEADERS , please look up "purslane tea" on youtube. I learned about it on Facebook from a European herbalist woman. She said it was calming, besides the omega three benefits.
Yes, the rare plant with omega 3. A Jamaican friend also just turned me on to the nutritious callaloo.
Thank you for your video! I came across this in my yard, today. I started removing it from my lawn, thinking it was just another weed. Fortunately, I took a picture and decided to look it up on Google Lens. Google Lens identified it as Common Purslane with some information about it. Next, I went to UA-cam and came across your video; I will now let it grow to enjoy, here, in Southern CA. Thank you, again! p.s. I subscribed to your channel, to learn more!
Mix raw tops and leaves with watermelon for an amazing salad. It does not keep well, but delicious while fresh
Hi, In India we cook it with lentils and raw mango. It's one of my favorite curries or dal as we call it
Could you give the recipe?
Thank You, and GOD bless You Richly in CHRIST JESUS name!
My mother used to use the other plant to heal wounds, dry it and grind it and save it to put on wounds
Don't eat wild foods that grow where pesticides have been used though. And also don't pick along roadsides (lead from vehicles past in soil) or heavily sprayed areas like cemeteries and parks.
That's great advice! I never considered the matter of pesticides.
She mentioned this around the 6 min 16 sec point.
Could you cultivate from such a plant?
@@EvotrekORIGINAL she said you can order seeds
@@lawfulcannabis4370 she said you can order seeds.
I love Purslane, it grows in my garden.
as a kid, my mom would cook them with scrambled eggs for breakfast or w/tomato with pork chops. so yummy!!! :)
I would like this recipe.....sounds good.
No pork,,,,but scrambled with eggs,,sauteed onions, tomato,and peppers,,throw in eggs,stir..and some sauteed potatoes.. yummy.
Ya, I love it in eggs with chopped chives & scallions.
Claro, en México, Verdolagas, delicious in the “espinazo”….
I have this growing in my yard. I remember it being a beautiful flower, so, I transplanted it.
I had no clue it was a super food!!!!
Purslane is also known as "verdolagas' in the Latin world. If you'd like to see some recipes in Spanish; put verdolagas in the search line above.
Mark, you just taught me something new! Thank you! I will look it up!
Mark Renshaw Love Verdolagas!
Mark Renshaw yes i know them like verdolagas. My grandma use to cook with bacon, jalapenos and onions.
I love verdolagas! We sauté some onions and tomatoes and throw in the verdolagas, just that simple, they taste delicious with home made corn tortillas!
In Portuguese "baldroegas"
As a Mexican I grew up eatting this. Called verdolagas in the morning saute with onions and scramble eggs. Later with a green sauce and pork cubes, or with beef or chicken with other sauces we used the stems too. I made them once in mole.
But I never tried it raw in a salad, I will soon. You can also buy it at a mexican markets, so you can see it touch it and make no mistakes.
My parents always called it "cancer weed" because of how it spreads. I love this stuff! When I find it in my garden, I weed around it and treat it like my other garden goodies. :)
Good on you 😊
Perhaps your parents will find out about its benefits and call it BLESSING PLANT !
Thanks for the great description/ explanation and close-up view. Many of these types of videos don' t give a clear view of the plant. I subscribed. Plus I'm a believer in the King of kings....yay!
Great presentation, thank you Christa! One word of caution - I was chatting with a pharmacist who pointed out that purslane contains potent alkaloids and oxalic acid. So use sparingly! Def would not recommend for anyone with kidney problems. Blessings
DJ Nikiforos, thank you for this information. I have chronic Kidney disease and I have to be careful of oxalates because I form kidney stones very easily. Just had kidney surgery end of December to remove 5 stones and the largest one was 2.4 cm. or 1 1/4 inches in diameter. I really am trying to control my diet to better my health. Rhubarb is at the top of the list of foods with high oxalates.
Yeah, probably just eat it raw and the leaves only. Similar problem with spinach - too much and cooked can cause stones to form. Due to lifelong kidney issues I've started seeing improvement in the kidneys doing 4-days long strict dryfasts recommended by Professor Valter Longo at UCLA Dept. of Longevity, and Dr. Pompa on his youtube channel. It really works and cleans up skin issues too (the skin is the third kidney).
@@colleenkaralee2280 dude you get rid of oxalates if you cook them a little, spinach also have oxalates that's why it's best to cook them to reduce it
@@colleenkaralee2280 dryfasts I'm not familiar with
@@colleenkaralee2280 The rhubarb leaves ARE poisonous,,,
My grandma taught me about Purslane when I was 10 years old. She boiled it and served it as a side dish the same as any other vegetable. Yesterday I tried some of it in my omelet. Good stuff!
I have stir fried with onions and peppers.
That sounds delicious!
Mexicans eat purslane with ribtips in salsa de tomatillo. IT'S SO GOOD!!
Possibly the best UA-cam channel I've ever seen.
I do love Verdolagas! They are delicious just Mexican style! I eat almost every week, now they’re on season! Try them and enjoy! You can cut onion, tomatoes and few garlic cloves, wash the verdolagas not just the leaves, you can use part of the sticks, sauté the onion, garlic and tomatoes for few minutes and then add the verdolagas already cleaned ,sautéed until they wilt add salt and enjoy! You enjoy with warm tortillas like tacos! Enjoy them!
I have purslane growing in my garden, I feed it along with the rest of my veggies, thank you for the info!!
My mother had some growing in our front yard back in the early 2000's and she ate it raw and juiced it.
Raw is the best and juicers are indispensable imho.
I bought a house which had. Lot of this plant growing out in my courtyard but not knowing what it was but a weed, I sprayed n killed them all. Now I am on the look out constantly for new growth.
Your channel gave me so much knowledge of Gods abundance around us. Thank you.
Does it surprise us that God would provide people with the most nourishing and needful plants in abundance around where they gather? This Plant, Dandelions and even Cannibus has followed people where ever they go, like a Friend and Camp Buddy! lol
My Old Farmhouse I agree GOD is so awesome in that he has provided for us good things even I. Places we wouldn’t dare to think 🙌🏼🙌🏼
We Assyrians cut them with the stem, add boiling water on, let cool. Or raw.Chop, add a little bit of onions,cucumbers and plain yogurt, salt to taste. Delicious!
Sounds great! I will try it that way, Helen. Thank you for sharing!
PREPSTEADERS oh yeah no problem. Forgot to mention drain after boiling water. I put them in a colander pour the water, let cool and use.
I love the unexpected ending of this video more than the topic itself, the "God bless you" part and the Bible verse reading (Don't get me wrong I also love the topic about Purslane. Many of those here, and I'll try them sometimes). I'm a Filipino expat in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Thank you and God bless you too.
Colossians 1:15-20 is very important to understand. Notice the word “all” is found 8 times in these 6 verses. As you read it, stop at every time you see the word “all” and ask yourself if “all” means All in each case 😉❤️
I love it, I know it from my childhood and last year I happened upon it on the sidewalk and immediately recognized it!
Usually i prefer it raw, but sometimes I sautee it or add it to vegetable soup, yummy!
Uncooked it tastes similar to lettuce with a nice sour aftertaste. And the stems are also yummy imo, not just the leafs.
This cure my lichen Planus skin disease.
try this with fried potatoes and onions it is so good a lady that lived by us showed us kids how to live off of weeds lol learning from older people is the answer to living longer.
I have tons of this growing in my yard!
GOD BLESS YOU FAMILY TOO! THE LORD BE WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ALWAYS!
pulled up so much spurge (goat's head) bare handed once my fingers and hand became numb...........kudos to you on your video.............side by side comparison may save a neophyte from becoming ill........TY
Wow. Yes, that spurge loves to grow everywhere!
some1swatchingu is this the same as we call goat heads?
GOD BLESS YOU MA'AM. While cleaning out my raised garden. i found one of these. unsure what it was i planted it in a small pot. it has taken off and is doing great! seems i found Gold while cleaning. Thanks again
I really enjoy your videos, I am really trying to prep and you are helping me !! Thank You so much ! You make learning fun and enjoyable, again Thank You !!
Oh thank you, Eric!! I am so glad!
Thank you for the side by side comparison. I had finally learned the difference between the two plants but it would have taken me less time if I'd had seen this type of comparison sooner. Thanks again!
Purslane grows as a weed in my garden (in central Oklahoma). We encourage it and use it in salads and such.
I notice in the pictures here that even the stems are used; we weren't sure whether they were edible too.
Weeds are any plant that is growing where you don't want it.
Otherwise...
I find the stems more delicious than the leaves.
Great news! Pretty much every part of the plant is edible! :) Only thing I discard is the roots
My niece is from China and when she saw this growing in my flower garden she went wild with excitement. This superfood! I did not know at the time what she meant but boy I do now. thank you
I think few old people in India would know about this. Current generation have no clue.
we have lost so much knowledge.
UA-cam is the new “grand parent” knowledge base. 😀😀
It's time for everyone to get back to their own roots.
Love your vids. My wife and I have learned a lot from your wonderful content. A heartfelt thank you. God bless.
This would be a great one to plant as a gorilla garden. Plant it all over in a park or where ever it may continue to propagate. Some others may recognize it, but chances are you'll have a continuous supply over the years.
If we ever have a problem, most people will walk by food and starve. She is an angel sharing her knowledge and all of you also. I learned some great ideas on using it. Thank all of you for sharing. God Bless.
I LOVE this video! I’m so happy I came across this! I have this EVERYWHERE in my yard :) I’m so happy that it’s a good plant vs a bad one :) my son and I love it!
So wonderful that this is so easily accessible! Thank you Lord Jesus!
I just learned last year about this edible plant, that grows rampantly. My mom, "that's just a weed!",
Thank you, I've been trying to understand purslane for a while now🙏🏼💚
Yes, purslane is a wonderfully nutritious plant! I enjoy it as a raw addition to my salads. The plants pop up on their own in my garden every year. I am very careful about where I let purslane establish itself though, and I keep a watchful eye on the plants. When the weather gets hot and sunny they grow very quickly and if you let a large plant flower and go to seed you will have thousands of little plants all over for many, many years!
Oh, I just harvest it, wash it and put it into a plastic bag and throw it into my freezer for winter time since I put it on top of everything I cook. Especially meat dishes.
Boy I know it!. I live in Pasadena California and they are growing in everything. I think I'll try giving them their own place. Thanks for all cooking ideas. I was putting them up and putting them in my compost. Maybe thats why I have so many everywhere.
I have seen it practically everywhere around me and I'm quite amazed with its benefits.
Wow! You remind me how we all 'COULD' be.
It's obvious (to me) that you don't just "quote" the bible, you "live" it. ♥
That is the best compliment I could ever receive. Thank you so much, RonRay!
The Garden of Eden,, had all edible plants,,and that's how GOD planned for us,,until the fall..
Thanks for sharing about Purslane many people have no idea about the health benefits. I have very healthy fat Purslane that grows around my Moringa trees late summer. I usually chop them up and add them to a big pot of chili. I freeze the chili in smaller serving portions for meals to eat later.