Over the years, I have been known to buy plants for no apparent reason. Five years ago, I planted sorrel because I like the name. Period. No other reason. For the last five years, I would simply eat the fresh leaves and never thought of cooking with it. Until this year. So, I went scrounging the internet looking for recipes. As I looked through the recipes, I wanted to kick myself in the butt for waiting so long to cook with it.
Don’t be me. Don’t wait!
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What is Sorrel?
Sorrel is a perennial herb for zones 4 through 9. It reminds me of a green Swiss chard with a tart lemony flavor.
Best yet, sorrel is rich in potassium and vitamins A, B1 and C, and has been part of healthful diets and botanical medicine for thousands of years.
Spring is the best time to use this herb. It can be eaten fresh or cooked. However, when it starts to flower, which is around the same time lettuce bolts, it can be really bitter.
On the other hand, Profusion sorrel doesn’t bolt. (Ritchers has patented this sorrel. Just click the logo on top of the post.*)
If you can find it in the store or farmer’s market, don’t cook it in aluminium or iron cookware because it will interact with the metals.
How Can I Use it?
Sorrel can be used in a variety of dishes. Many recipes pair the greens with cream, sour cream, or coconut milk. Listed below are a variety of sorrel recipes for your use:
- Rhubarb, celery and sorrel salad
- Sorrel Salad with Creamy Chive Dressing
- Cold Sorrel and Coconut Milk Soup.
- Forget the lemon rind. Use sorrel instead when making strawberry sorrel sorbet
- Use the fresh leaves in salads and on sandwiches.
- Sorrel and Goat Cheese Quiche
- Ditch the lemon and use sorrel instead to make this Sorrel Lime Cooler.
- A very simple fresh sorrel soup. Just add broth and enjoy.
- Creamy tangy vegan sorrel soup. (Secret ingredients is the northern beans)
- Traditional eastern European sorrel soup.
- Strawberry Sorrel Smoothie.
Where Can I Buy the Plant?
I bought my plant at a garden store. However, my plant bolts as soon as the weather starts to get hot. Profusion Sorrel doesn’t bolt like the other sorrels. It is a great ornamental plant since it only grows 8 to 10 inches tall. (My plant can grow to three feet with flowering stocks.) In addition, the plant can be divided.
You can purchase it at Richters. (See the logo above.*)
Note, this plant is really indestructible. I moved my plant from one bed to another one in the garden. I might have even stepped on it a few times too. The plant is still thriving.
Join the Conversation:
- Have you cooked with sorrel before? If so, what is your recipe. (Be sure to link in the comments.)
- Do you grow sorrel?
- Have you eaten the wild sorrel?
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karen says
You can replace spinach with sorrel in a quiche and it’s delicious! No lemony flavor but very tender. Have to try other recipes! Thanks!
Anna@Green Talk says
Karen, that’s a good idea for those who can’t find sorrel. Anna
Joy @ Joyfully Green says
Anna, that’s so funny that you bought it just because you liked how the name sounded–it does sound like a soap opera character! I’ve never cooked with it, but now you’ve intrigued me. Thanks!
Anna@Green Talk says
Joy, it sounded french to me. A little bit of Paris in my garden. 🙂 Yes, this is how I pick plants…Anna
Sandy says
i just made a spring risotto with asparagus, sorrel and lemon thyme.. oh myyyy..
Anna@Green Talk says
Sandy, give us the recipe. Anna