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Here are a couple of Nasturtium. Aren’t they pretty? Well, they’re also edible and were one of the en vrac items this week. The other was flat parsley. Other items in the basket included roquette, kohlrabi, garlic scapes, red shallots, and snow peas. There was also a HUGE head of lettuce — so large that it took up almost the entire sink.

Now, I don’t like having leftovers from the previous basket hanging around once the new one is in. So I promptly shredded the remaining mizuna and mesclun into a Ø12″ stainless steel bowl and tossed it in some dressing. I then layered on chopped tomato and snow peas, sliced radish, and ataulfo mango pieces. The final topper was chiffoned Nasturtium leaves and flower petals and a drizzle of fig-flavoured balsamic vinegar.

… And behold, Meansoybean’s Big Salad! It was good and it was fresh. The photo doesn’t do it justice but trust me, it was like two heaping dinner plates worth of salad in a giant bowl. A really generous snack for two people.