Blue Fire Nasturtiums

Description

Our Blue Fire Nasturtium leaves (Edible Flower Leaves) are truly something special.

Facts and Knowledge

1. Our microgreen team harvests fresh microgreens every day to ensure that the different harvest times of the different plants are strictly followed to ensure the highest quality. Environmentally friendly and reusable materials are used for packaging, No mold can appear for 8 – 14 days if  stored correctly
2. The weight information on our boxes is the actual usable plant weight.
3. If you prefer microgreens in a plant tray, you must consider the following:
4. Caution! Some types of plants tend to form mold in the root area. Be sure to store dry and ventilate the planting mat. The weight of the products offered in trays includes grow mats, water, roots and packaging this is why the usable plant weight is generally 40-50% below the declaration. For technical reasons, this applies to all suppliers of planters.   Find out what Wikipedia has to say.    

The #Microgreenteam only offers government approved microgreens with eco-friendly and reusable packaging.

The leaves have a strong peppery bite, while the stems with a texture similar to chives are even stronger. Nasturtium leaves, both large and small, are completely edible. The young leaves are usually more tender than the larger ones, but that’s not always the case. The leaves have a generic green plant-like taste (like a lot of salad greens), with the sharp peppery bite that shows up several seconds later.

Use the leaves as salad greens whole or chopped. Since nasturtiums have that peppery bite, you may want to mix in other more mild greens. Their peppery flavor go well with goat cheese, fresh and dried fruits. Can be uses to replace spinach anywhere spinach is used. This includes things like lasagna, minestrone, creamed spinach, quiche, quinoa or veggie patties, and spinach artichoke dip.
Turn them into unique pesto and use on pasta, bread, or swirl into some minestrone. You can also use half basil and half nasturtium leaves for a more classic flavor. Replace grape leaves with large nasturtium leaves as they get as big as grape leaves and can easily be used for things like Greek dolma. Use them as a Muffin tin liner for mini quiches. The leaves can also be used for infusions. The flavor will be similar to the flower infusions, and they don’t impart a green color.

Nasturtium stems are crisp, yet tender. The stems can be used to replace chives in any recipe where you want to add nasturtium’s characteristic bite.  These can  Basil microgreens are popular with chefs for their sweet and savory profile. They complement heirloom tomatoes and are a great cocktail garnish.

Use them stems finely chopped as a garnish on baked potatoes, pasta, gratins, stir fry, garlic bread, salad, and nearly anything else. Add them to pesto, any recipe from a traditional basil pesto to a nasturtium-leaf pesto. Fold them into an omelet where the leaves and flowers can be added as well. A herbed omelet with halloumi and nasturtiums works really well. Add them to any sandwich for a unique flavor (mix in with mustard or sprinkle on top of cheese).

For detailed recipe ideas please check out our Recipe Page Here or visit our Youtube Channel Right Here.

Let’s dive into their nutritional values:

It is a plant with numerous healing properties. Medicinal plants such as the garden nasturtium contain trace elements and bioactive compounds which can be easily absorbed by the human body. The flowers and other parts of the garden nasturtium are a good source of micro elements such as potassium, phosphorus, calcium and magnesium, and macro elements, especially of zinc, copper and iron. The essential oil, the extract from the flowers and leaves, and the compounds isolated from these elements have antimicrobial, antifungal, hypotensive, expectorant and anticancer effects. Antioxidant activity of extracts from garden nasturtium is an effect of its high content of compounds such as anthocyanins, polyphenols and vitamin C. Due to its rich phytochemical content and unique elemental composition, the nasturtium may be used in the treatment of many diseases for example the illnesses of the respiratory and digestive systems.

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