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11 Plants in Your Vegetable Garden That You Didn't Know You Could Eat

Vegetable “scraps” aren’t just for the compost bin or for soup stock.

Go zero waste in the kitchen (and discover new flavors and textures) simply by learning how to use the whole plant from top to tail.

You might be surprised by what you can eat from everyday vegetables you already buy or grow!

Leek tops

Cook leek tops as you would onions: tossed in oil over a medium flame until they’re soft and fragrant.

Carrot tops

They have a strong, earthy flavor (not unlike carrots themselves) and can sometimes be substituted for parsley when you want to enhance a savory or umami flavor.

Broccoli leaves

Cook them as you would a sturdy green like kale or collards. Their mild flavor makes them ideal for sautés, stir-fries, braises, and soups where they won’t overwhelm the rest of the dish.

Radish tops

You can eat the leaves of spring and summer radishes as well as winter radishes (like daikon, watermelon radish, or Black Spanish radish).

Sweet potato leaves

The leaves of the sweet potato plant are mild in flavor and abundant in summer. They can be harvested all season long while you wait for the tubers to mature.

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