Cinco de Mayo Foraged Greens Tacos
As I was walking along the beach today I was thinking of Cinco de Mayo. I am not quite sure how my thoughts arrived at this topic but I thought tacos would be nice.
I am not even sure where I would go to get Mexican food here so I thought I would see if I could make tacos from what I could forage on the beach.
Foraging always makes the walk more interesting and I can take it home and eat it, it is a win win every time!
I was looking for asparagus but couldn’t see any. All of the sudden I spotted a friend who is a master forager, how about that for good timing? He was carrying a bag of asparagus and simply told me to open my eyes.
In no time at all I spotted quite a a few asparagus stalks! Magic, or how blind was I? Ha ha.
I found Sea Sandwort on the beach, they taste a bit like a mix between cucumber and peas. They are delicious.
I also found wild fennel fronds, rock samphire, wild rocket, wild rocket flower and rosehip petals.
I soaked and cleaned the greens before steaming them.
I had some shop bought soft tortillas and I decided to brown them in a frying pan.
I placed feta cheese and marscapone in a blender and blended until it was smooth before placing it on the soft tortilla.
I added the foraged greens and some toasted sunflower seeds.
It wasn’t a traditional taco but it was delicious and Happy Cinco de Mayo!
I am bringing this to Angie’s Fiesta Friday. Her brilliant co hosts this week are Antonia, Zoale.com and Liz, Spades, Spatulas & Spoons.
An appropriate recipe for Cinqo de Mayo. ☺
I had those for dinner tonight while having dinner with Mexican friends.
They’re delicious. 😊
Thank you!
Sounds like a good night 🙂
That looks so yummy! Great recipe Petra!
hi Sandhya
Thank you! Am glad you like it 🙂
Wow, those tacos look absolutely delish! 🙂
I love, love, love how you foraged for all the greens that went into the making of those tacos! It has always been my dream to do so.. Where exactly are you based?
Thank you 🙂
The foraging is so great, I love being close to nature, and even better when I can pick delicious produce as well!
I am based in the UK.
Enjoy your week 🙂
How awesome, foraged greens! Your tacos look delicious and worth the work! Thank you for sharing with us over at Fiesta Friday!
hi Antonia
Thank you so much! The foraging part is easy! ha ha
I will absolutely make them again.
Thank you for co hosting my favorite blogging party! 🙂
Inspiring, as always. Had to google Sea Sandwort. Sounds interesting. I bought and planted Oyster Leaf seeds; only one sprouted and I killed it by constantly poking at it!
hi Angie
Thank you. Sea Sandwort is absolutely delicious, it just needs a lot of cleaning, growing in sand and all!
I have seen chefs cooking with oyster leaf on TV but never tried it. In all honesty I can’t grow anything at all! M is the gardener and I am the cook and am sure it might have been the seeds! 🙂 x
What a wonderfully creative dish!
Thank you! Am so glad you like it ☺️