Wild Food Recipes

The blossoms and young leaves of flowering currant come right near the top of my early spring not-to-be-missed delicious list.

Of the very many delicious things you can do with wild garlic, this is possibly my favourite. Its a simple preparation but you can jazz it up with some wild aromatics in the pickling solution.

Here is a quick video on how to put together my favourite wild winter snack from half a dozen wild ingredients that grow right next to one another…

I get a little troubled by the excess of sous vide cooking in modern gastronomy. Do we really want so much of our food to be swaddled in plastic? Why not instead use the natural seasoning, umami-giving, nutrient-rich and moisture retaining properties of seaweeds?

I’m sure many people already make pesto with wild garlic. The internet is awash with recipes, and really doesn’t need yet another. But I get asked a lot by people on my guided walks for my recipe that i’ve tweaked and refined down the years using only Scottish ingredients, so I thought it was time to share…