Samphire!

Xelene · 23 May 2011 at 15:45

It's that time of the year again, you can get that beautiful salty green vegetable. What are you going to do with it?

I'm thinking of a meal with Samphire, Asparagus and some lovely pink Trout all drizzled with some homemade Hollandaise & fresh black pepper.

glitch · 23 May 2011 at 15:57

sldsmkd said:
It's that time of the year again, you can get that beautiful salty green vegetable. What are you going to do with it?

Is it back already? I hadn't spotted it - looks like I'll be buying some scallops this week then.

sldsmkd said:
I'm thinking of a meal with Samphire, Asparagus and some lovely pink Trout all drizzled with some homemade Hollandaise & fresh black pepper.

That sounds lovely, what time do you want me round for?

GhostlyPea · 23 May 2011 at 16:00

I've never tried it but I want to. Hows bessed to cook it? In a pan with butter and a little stock to sort of steam it?

- Pea0n

Xelene · 23 May 2011 at 16:22

Pea0n said:
I've never tried it but I want to. Hows bessed to cook it? In a pan with butter and a little stock to sort of steam it?

- Pea0n

Steam it until it's soft, lashings of butter and a dash of black pepper. It tastes like salty asparagus.

GhostlyPea · 23 May 2011 at 16:23

Mmmmmm, going shopping tomorrow, might pick some up if I can

- Pea0n

Xelene · 23 May 2011 at 16:26

Pea0n said:
Mmmmmm, going shopping tomorrow, might pick some up if I can

- Pea0n

Check the fishmongers if you cant find it in the supermarket. It's very seasonal.

GhostlyPea · 23 May 2011 at 16:47

Luckily theres one near me, not sure how good they are though, cheers for the tip

- Pea0n

glitch · 23 May 2011 at 16:51

Pea0n said:
Mmmmmm, going shopping tomorrow, might pick some up if I can

Waitrose sell it on their Fish & Meat counters.

Ahleckz · 23 May 2011 at 17:50

What's Samphire?
This? Looks like a kind of asparagus type thing. I've never heard of it before.

glitch · 23 May 2011 at 18:06

Ahleckz said:
What's Samphire?
This?

That's one variety. I think the one you see for sale is more commonly referred to as marsh samphire and looks more like this.

It tastes lovely, looks very appealing and goes fantastically with most seafood. Worth trying out, if only the once.

Xelene · 23 May 2011 at 18:39

It's a wild vegetable that grows on the coast, it's pretty specific to the South East - you can only get it for about 4 weeks a year around June and have only seen it available in London, Essex etc.

Very nice food.

Stupot_ · 24 May 2011 at 01:55

Ooh cool.

I went canoeing once and picked it fresh. Had it with BBQ'd mackerel that had just been caught.

BEST MEAL EVAR!

chet84 · 24 May 2011 at 07:00

sldsmkd said:
It's a wild vegetable that grows on the coast, it's pretty specific to the South East - you can only get it for about 4 weeks a year around June and have only seen it available in London, Essex etc.

Very nice food.

Grows all around Wales as well, and the East coast in general. Anywhere where there is the right mud/sand ratio with a lot of water

GhostlyPea · 24 May 2011 at 09:58

Theres a place where my dad lives near Dover called Samphire Hoe. The name says it all really

It's a man made area of land they dumped all the dirt and sand from when they built the channel tunnel and apparently it's all over there

- Pea0n

J1234 · 24 May 2011 at 11:55

Ooo yeah, love samphire, will pick some up this week.

I love it with lemon butter.