r/foragedmeals

I have some American Black Nightshade (Solanum americanum) growing wild in my yard. It was my first time trying them and the taste really does remind me of tomatoes crossed with blueberries. I decided to use the very small harvest I had to make a raw scallop dish. Added some sliced wild fennel, olive oil, and salt to a scallop tartare and served that surrounded by a juice of the nightshade mixed with a bit of lemon and elderflower syrup. Garnished with a wild radish flower, nasturtium petal, elderflowers, and a few whole black nightshade berries. I included a few pics of the nightshade plant, as well as some of the other foraged ingredients and process. Located in California.

Meadow salsify, all parts are edible, though different parts are best at different times of year. (*Tragopogon pratensis*)

This was supposed to be a stir fry, with carrots, leftover pork, nettles and salsify buds, but the sheep got out and it overcooked. It was good as a hash, with rice.

Other names for *tragopogon pratensis* are Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon, noonflower, goatsbeard (there are a couple unrelated plants called goatsbeard), noontide, and other local names.

Before things start piling up I wanted to clear out my freezer a bit. I had some chestnuts that I foraged last fall and wanted to finally use them. So I made a chestnut filling for cinnamon rolls. I topped them with cream cheese frosting (a bit too much but that’s my personal preference), and some dried magnolia powder I made this year. Overall satisfying!

I can't find english translations for all the plants used (I'm in Germany) but it's mostly moneywort? (Pfennigkraut) with some lemon balm, garlic mustard, dandelion petals and daisies. Also some ashweed but very little because I found the taste too dominant as a main ingredient.

I inherited this very simple recipe from the Swedish side of my family: salmon, potatoes, saffron, and cream. I tend to skip the cream as I'm not a fan of thick soups, so that's what I did there.

The foraged greens are:

*Three-cornered leeks (Allium triquetrum). Invasive here in Ireland so no one cares lol

*Gorse flowers

*Fennel or dill. This time I found fennel.