The market · Vegetables · Northern and Central Europe, France and the north-west

Sea purslane

Silvery, fleshy little leaves from salt marshes — salty, crunchy and briny; a coastal seasoning leaf for fish and lamb.

salty · succulent · briny

Goes with

lambwhite fishbuttersamphire

Knowing it

Where to buy
Foraged from salt marshes, or from coastal foragers and good fishmongers alongside samphire.
Worth knowing
Pick only the tender tips. Use it raw, or wilt it in butter for seconds — it's salty enough that the dish needs less salt.

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