Purslane: Many people think it’s just a weed, I’ll show you how my grandmother used it!

Purslane: Many people think it’s just a weed, I’ll show you how my grandmother used it!

If you like to use the aromas and flavors of wild herbs in your dishes, you can discover on this page how to use Portulaca.

Purslane is a plant also known as porcacacea, porcelain or fresh herb and belongs to the Portulacaceae family. Clearly, it is an edible plant and has been used in cooking since ancient times. Rich in omega 3, it prevents diabetes and cardiovascular diseases, helps diuresis, is purifying and antibacterial.

But today we want to show you an old recipe for free because it is extremely easy to find this plant in the garden. In fact, it is a weed that often, those who do not know it, tear it and throw it away.

Doing this action is something extremely bad, in fact, it can be used in the kitchen to prepare an omelette with purslane and cherry tomatoes, a good salad, purslane pesto or sweet and sour purslane.

Below you can discover how to prepare sweet and sour purslane, which is a side dish rich in antioxidants and perfect to accompany any dish, but especially those based on pork.

But let’s discover together this recipe inherited from our grandparents.

Purslane: many people think it’s just a weed, I’ll show you how my grandmother used it!
Sweet and sour purslane: ingredients and preparation of the recipe.
As mentioned above, sweet and sour purslane is a side dish that you can prepare in about 10 minutes. Once this special recipe is ready, simply store it in a glass jar.
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