Great Salads with Violet Greens

Violet salads are a delectable experience to any forager, or anyone for that matter who enjoys salads, violet salads can be spring salads, violent- mint salad and there is also the creamy violet dressing.

Salads come in handy to any forager, out doing some wild walks. They help energize someone especially when you feel worn out after some miles of tireless walk. The great thing about salads also, is how easy they can be prepared. Any wild greens you find in your expedition can be incorporated in your salad. Salads are so adaptable. With violet leaves and flowers, you can make some interesting combinations with other ingredients to get spring salad, violet- mint salad or simply the creamy violet salad dressing.

Violet- mint salad

Ingredients

The main ingredients are 2 cups of violet leaves, cut into thin ribbons and 1 cup of Mint leaves, chopped fine or minced in a food processor. Other ingredients are:
1 cup violet blossoms
1 carrot grated
1 cup walnuts
1 cup dried fruit (choice of raisins, dates, craisins, currants, apricot)

Preparation

Toss everything together and top with your favorite dressing. One can try this salad with creamy violet dressing for a total violet experience.

Spring salad

This recipe is great for wild food walks. Spring flowers used add an essence of beauty to this salad. The great thing about this salad is that any wild green found in your wild food walks can be incorporated in it.

Ingredients

3 cups chickweed
3 cups grated carrots (4 or 5 medium carrots)

To the above any of the following is added:
a. watercress
b. violet leaves and flowers
c. chopped wild leeks

Preparations

Toss everything together.
It can be served marinated or with dressing on the side. Sprinkle violet flowers and dandelion petals.

Creamy violet dressing

Ingredients

2 cups fresh Violet greens
1 Tbsp lemon juice or vinegar
1 tsp honey
½ cup olive oil
½ cup yogurt
1 garlic clove
Dash of pepper
¼ tsp salt

Preparations

1.) All the ingredients except yogurt are blended thoroughly in a blender or food processor.
2.) Yogurt is then added and blended gently until smooth.
This dressing can also be made with chickweed, watercress, lambsquarters or any other mild, tender green. Also to be remembered is that this dressing is an all purpose creamy green dressing.
Violet leaves and flowers make for great combinations that ensure finely tasting salads. To savor these salads is guaranteed to be a fine treat not only to your taste buds but to your overall health.