Peashoot update

I wrote the other day about growing peashoots simply by putting peas on a piece of damp kitchen paper. I suspect that some people thought this method probably wouldn't work, but I know it does because I have used it before, and I want to prove it by by showing you some photos.

Here they are then, posed by the food-processor to give you an idea of scale.

It's interesting to note that not all the peas germinated. I think in retrospect that I sowed them too thickly, and some of them didn't get enough moisture. Even so, there are enough in this little tub to make a very respectable addition to a salad - and they taste fantastic.

I couldn't resist doing an arty shot, with the peas glowing in the weak Winter afternoon sunshine...

Here they are after snipping:

In close-up they look even more appetising.

Finally, the peashoots are added to our salad. This one is made with Radishes and Parsley - and topped with the peashoots, of course.



I had been intending to dress the salad with a tiny drop of Sesame oil, but I forgot!

I know that a handful of peashoots is not much of a harvest to brag about, but as the saying goes "if you pick it, you can count it!", so I'm submitting this post to Harvest Monday, hosted by Daphne at Daphne's Dandelions.

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P.S. An announcement.

I am happy to announce that Liz from Suburban Tomato has become the latest winner of the Mark's Veg Plot Chilli Award.

Liz's blog is informative, interesting, often amusing, and always beautifully illustrated. Furthermore it is reliable, and looks to me as if it will be around for a fair while. If you haven't yet discovered this blog, you really should pay it a visit.