Herbs that go well with salad?

[BusyBee]

I'd like to start a salad wall in my garden, and I was hoping someone could give me some advice as to what herbs would go nicely in it!

 

[Tetters]

Have you got any space to garden in the ground - it would be a much easier way to start...... even pots would be better to start off with if you`re stuck for space.
Chives are useful in lots of stuff, and to start off with you would probably do well to stick with some easy perennial herbs that will keep on going year in and year out.
Sage, Thyme, and all sorts of mint are a good place to start. Your herbs generally will like to be in well drained soil and lots of sunshine - they are not too happy in shade.

 

[marlingardener]

BusyBee, welcome to the forum.
As to herbs in salads: parsley, marjoram, fennel (both the leaves and sliced roots), comfrey, borage, mint for fruit salads and if you like the taste, cilantro (can't stand it, personally).
What salad greens are you planning on having on your wall?

 

[Tess]

I'd like to start a salad wall in my garden, and I was hoping someone could give me some advice as to what herbs would go nicely in it!

There is a wonderful plant called sheep sorrel that should be included in the herb family if it is not. It tastes like mustard when the leaves are young and tender. If you ate these greens alone, you wouldn't even need a dressing - that's how strong the mustard flavor is. The young leaves are so tasty!

 

[Tess]

Oregano can go well in salads where you plan to use a vinegarette dressing!

 

[gfrederickk]

I'm looking forward to trying dandelion greens in the salad this year.

 

[Tess]

I'm looking forward to trying dandelion greens in the salad this year.

The freshly picked dandelion leaves are wonderful! Also throw in a couple freshly bloomed dandelion flowers! They are sweet!

 

[Mrsclem]

nasturiums are great - peppery flavor and leaves and flowers edible.

 

[DirtMechanic]

Try pineapple thyme

 

[Tess]

I'm looking forward to trying dandelion greens in the salad this year.

Be sure to try the flowers too! Get them when they first bloom! So sweet and yummy!

 

[Esther Knapicius]

nasturiums are great - peppery flavor and leaves and flowers edible.

love these also in salads. have discovered the cream colored flowers taste more mild than the deep red once. also the leaves attached.

 

[Marck]

Minced Dill weed (Anethum graveolens) can lend a strong and distinctive piquancy to many green salads.

 

[DirtMechanic]

My neighbor has some wild plums and peach trees that are blooming like crazy but 23f is coming. What should he do to help them?

 

[Chuck]

My neighbor has some wild plums and peach trees that are blooming like crazy but 23f is coming. What should he do to help them?

Cover with at least 2 layers of Nsulate all the way to the ground. 23F is pretty cold but if it lasts more than 3 or 4 hours there isn't much hope. Sounds like he has the wrong varieties planted, one's with low chill hours.

 

[DirtMechanic]

Cover with at least 2 layers of Nsulate all the way to the ground. 23F is pretty cold but if it lasts more than 3 or 4 hours there isn't much hope. Sounds like he has the wrong varieties planted, one's with low chill hours.

We have been seeing 80f and sunny so everything has tried to get started.

 

[Chuck]

We have been seeing 80f and sunny so everything has tried to get started.

Mother Nature wins again

 

[DirtMechanic]

Mother Nature wins again

Well its the 40mph predicted winds that make this a fun time. Mother Nature is an over achiever.

 

[Chuck]

Well its the 40mph predicted winds that make this a fun time.

It is the same thing here except not quite as cold, only to about 28F.

 

[Marck]

Peach (Prunus persica cvs.) blossoms might survive at 23º F. It is for is borderline, but some may pull through, especially those already pollinated or still only in bud. Wild plums could be one of several different things, but if anything they may be a bit hardier than a peach.

Now, if your neighbor does end up with a crop of peach and plums, what herb will he or she use to flavour any resulting fruit salad?

 

[DirtMechanic]

Peach (Prunus persica cvs.) blossoms might survive at 23º F. It is for is borderline, but some may pull through, especially those already pollinated or still only in bud. Wild plums could be one of several different things, but if anything they may be a bit hardier than a peach.

Now, if your neighbor does end up with a crop of peach and plums, what herb will he or she use to flavour any resulting fruit salad?

Haha touche'! It was an emergency! Pineapple Sage I hope! Is Shepard's Purse a green or a herb for culinary purposes? I was noodling around the recipe links for steamed dumplings and found it used in Asian dishes.