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Woodland Folk

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Chickpea Fritter & Calendula Salad

Chickpea Fritter & Calendula Salad! 🌼🌱 Gardens are in full bloom at this time of year and we have had an abundance of sunshine yellow and orange calendula flowers welcoming the summer in. Calendula leaves and petals are bitter and peppery and are wonderful in salads. The petals add a vibrant splash of colour to this salad paired with turmeric chickpea fritters and drizzled with a vegan ranch dressing, light and satisfying for these warm spring evenings. Enjoy my fellow foragers! 🐌

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Cold Soba Noodle Salad

Hangehange Rainbow Soba Salad

Wild foraged Hangehange Rainbow Soba Salad! 🌿🌈 Being back in Aotearoa in the springtime is such a blessing as we have an abundance of wild food to harvest at this time of the year. Hangehange is a fragrant flowering shrub which produces succulent young leaves that taste very similar to sugar snap peas. The vibrant green leaves are so delicious in this cold soba noodle salad along with other colourful raw vegetables and drizzled with a simple satay sauce. Enjoy my fellow foragers! 🐌

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Chickweed, Apple, & Cheddar Bagels

Wild foraged Chickweed, Apple, & Cheddar Bagels! 🌱🍎 After all this spring rain the chickweed growth is vibrant, delicate, and absolutely delicious. It's crispy stems work wonderfully in this apple and pear bagel with caramelised onions and melted cheddar cheese. Enjoy my fellow foragers! 🐌

Pine Tip & Lemon Shortbread

Wild foraged Pine Tip & Lemon Shortbread! 🌲🍋 The young growing tips of the beautiful (but invasive) Monterey pine are available for harvest in springtime and are an excellent source of vitamin C. The vibrant green tips have an intense citrus and pine sap flavour which is delicious in this buttery shortbread recipe. Enjoy my fellow foragers! 🐌

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Balsamic Roasted Vegetables

Gnocchi Vegan

Gnocchi Recipes Homemade

Plantain Gnocchi with Balsamic Roasted Vegetables

Wild foraged Plantain Gnocchi with Balsamic Roasted Vegetables! 🌿🥕 Vibrant young leaves from the prolific plantain weed are available to harvest all year round but are especially delicious in springtime. I use plantain as a spinach substitute in a simple homemade gnocchi recipe topped with caramelised roasted vegetables, vegan feta cheese, and a balsamic dressing. This meal is hearty, colourful, and delicious, perfect for a Spring Equinox dinner. Enjoy my fellow foragers! 🐌

a person holding a bowl filled with food and flowers in the background text reads teriya sushi bowl with pickled magnota petals

Teriyaki Sushi Bowl with Pickled Magnolia Petals

Wild foraged Teriyaki Sushi Bowls with Pickled Magnolia Petals! 🌸🍣 Spring is here and all the delicate flowers are blossoming throughout gardens and parks, promising longer days and the warmth of the sun. Magnolia flowers have a gentle spiciness, reminiscent of ginger, and so Iharvested some of the soft petals to pickle as a ginger substitute in a delicious sushi bowl. Enjoy my fellow foragers! 🐌

three - cornered leek and potato soup with bread in a bowl on a wooden table

Three-Cornered Leek & Potato Soup

Wild foraged Three-Cornered Leek & Potato Soup! 🌱🌼 It is currently spring in New Zealand which means the the three cornered leeks (onion weed) are in full bloom. What better way to eat this delicious and pungent plant then in a foraged version of leek and potato soup? Creamy, hearty, and comforting, this soup is best served with crusty sourdough bread on a drizzly Spring day. Enjoy my fellow foragers! 🐌