Sorrel – my new must have.

At Molbak’s last week, I came across what appeared to be a beautiful salad green thriving in their display garden. It was unmarked so I asked an employee what it was and after nibbling on one of the leaves she said ”it’s lemony, I think it’s swiss chard”. I had never known chard to taste “lemony” or look like this, so I asked if I could try it too.  It was delicious, tangy, and like nothing I had tried before. I loved it and wanted a whole salad bowl full. Not convinced it was chard, I thanked the woman for her help and went home to do some research. Pages and pages of books and websites brought me nothing that bared a resemblance. I scratched chard off the list of possibilities and moved on to a search for “lemony greens” which took me right to sorrel. The photos and descriptions all match and now I know exactly what I’m adding to my garden next spring. Apparently it’s more comonly cooked than enjoyed fresh but I’m looking forward to a zesty spring sorrel salad. Mother Earth News has a great article about it.