23 April 2021

dead nettle seed

I took another large harvest of purple dead nettle the other day- most got blanched and frozen for later, some went into a kind of casserole dish of rice, cheese and nettles (it was fairly good served with steamed carrots and a salad)- and then I bothered to save the seed too. From the bottom of the rinsing pot for the leaves, cooking pot for the blanching, and chilling bowl of ice water. Just stirred up and poured off the chaff, then through a strainer to keep the seed and wash off the specks of dirt. Spread on a plate to dry.
Not because I want to plant more dead nettles. They do enough of that on their own outside, without my help! The seed is also very nutritious -and has antioxidants- so I'm thinking about eating it- mixed into a bread or something . . . 

1 comment:

Jeane said...

Finally tossed these in a smoothie. Just as a small addition. Realized next time I do a nettle harvest, I'll pluck the largest leaves off the stems again. Using the frozen chopped up in green tortillas was too bulky with the stems and flowerheads mixed in.