tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post8945925652604590470..comments2024-03-26T17:53:49.471+00:00Comments on Mark's Veg Plot: Winter SaladsMark Willishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-61781000751645555452015-01-05T21:58:14.589+00:002015-01-05T21:58:14.589+00:00Not recently, I found they required quite a lot of...Not recently, I found they required quite a lot of dealing with to make them edible and tended to go woody. However, my allotment neighbour has grown them very well this year and grates them into salads although each lasts a long time as they are quite big !<br />Thinking about salads, did you see in the Waitrose January Magazine, a salad made with grated raw parsnip - that could be something to try (my allotment neighbour got me eating salads of grated raw baby turnips or kohl rabi - much nicer than you might imagine.)Spade and Daggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03447641240079673493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-79872331371340121662015-01-05T03:08:23.742+00:002015-01-05T03:08:23.742+00:00I like the look of the endive and the bitter note ...I like the look of the endive and the bitter note it gives to salads.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14490964982321159910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-43534882166883786742015-01-04T11:40:01.610+00:002015-01-04T11:40:01.610+00:00Those are both things I would like (in fact I do g...Those are both things I would like (in fact I do grow them in small scale occasionally). Unfortunately my OH is not fond of either, so I grow other things instead most of the time. Have you tried Winter Radish? (Brassica again).Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-58816552398077813472015-01-04T09:37:02.867+00:002015-01-04T09:37:02.867+00:00This year, I sowed rocket as late as possible (ear...This year, I sowed rocket as late as possible (early September as it was very mild weather) and it seems to be surviving so far (in open ground). It doesn't produce many usable leaves, but is fresh and tasty for the winter. I also sowed summer turnip seed in September, not for the round base (although tiny ones sometimes form for Christmas in mild weather), but for the leaves. They are good small in salads and excellent in stir fries when bigger (some turnip varieties have lovely mustardy flavour leaves), and last right into the early spring.<br />It's no coincidence that both of these plants belong to the tough and useful brassica family.Spade and Daggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03447641240079673493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-83981666566329535922015-01-03T16:28:30.520+00:002015-01-03T16:28:30.520+00:00Well, they're nice just for their looks, even ...Well, they're nice just for their looks, even if you don't like the taste! Each to their own: for instance, I hate okra!Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-11974027348622988082015-01-03T15:56:57.979+00:002015-01-03T15:56:57.979+00:00I always love the look of those but like Sue I'...I always love the look of those but like Sue I'm not a fan. I don't mind a bit in my salad, but a VERY small bit. Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-63164470117974157112015-01-03T15:31:46.020+00:002015-01-03T15:31:46.020+00:00You may be right, concerning the newer varieties, ...You may be right, concerning the newer varieties, but Variegato di Castelfranco has been around for quite a while. I don't think the cold has an effect on the level of bitterness / sweetness. It's blanching that does that.Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-42232697262269826972015-01-03T15:16:30.314+00:002015-01-03T15:16:30.314+00:00I've read that there can be a fair amount of v...I've read that there can be a fair amount of variability in radicchio strains, apparently they've only recently been selected for various traits so the various lines are still a bit mixed. Does the cold sweeten them up a bit?Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07812702328134261533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-78042082873860369372015-01-03T12:45:16.267+00:002015-01-03T12:45:16.267+00:00Such a pity that we don't like endive or chico...Such a pity that we don't like endive or chicorySue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-34865559544251767062015-01-03T12:26:56.435+00:002015-01-03T12:26:56.435+00:00What a nice choice of salads you have! I have radi...What a nice choice of salads you have! I have radicchio as well.The red one is called 'Treviso' and has elongated heads and the second one is yellowish-green with spots, I don't know its name. We eat them mostly as salad but also grilled or steamed in various dishes.Vesna Marichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12265502263728106716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-79855445029657520412015-01-03T12:24:20.041+00:002015-01-03T12:24:20.041+00:00It's amazing how the chicory bounces back. I g...It's amazing how the chicory bounces back. I grow very little salad in summer, never mind winter, but it's something I intend growing more of this year.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.com