And Sow It Grows Local - Microgreens - Nasturtiums (Single Variety)

If you are a gardener then you are probably already familiar with this very versatile plant, which can work as a fantastic companion plant to protect your prize-winning tomatoes, or you may have eaten the flowers in a salad, but did you know that the leaves and stems are edible too? It has a really striking flavour (possibly for the more adventurous cooks amongst you!) citrus, rapidly followed by a peppery taste of radish and watercress (a flavour explosion on your tongue). They are as visually interesting as their taste, with their beautiful greenish/purple umbrellalike leaves, the smaller the leaves, the more intense the flavour, mellowing as the grow larger.

Microgreen nasturtium leaves are packed with nutrition, containing high vitamin C levels, manganese, iron, flavonoids, and beta carotene. They can improve your immune system, stopping sore throats, coughs, and colds, as well as bacterial and fungal infections.

Use them brighten up a salad, they make really interesting flavoured vinegars, pesto, perfect for a stir-fry, soup, or pizza topping and are a good substitute if you’ve run out of capers.