Buck's-horn plantain

Plantago coronopus

leaf

Small, deeply cut leaves, crunchy and slightly salty, in Italian-style mesclun.

Origin

Coasts of Europe and the Mediterranean

Season (United States)

March to October

Preparation

The young rosettes are picked before the spikes shoot up, and washed; they are eaten raw.

Molecules

Beta-carotene (vitamin A) · Lutein and zeaxanthin · Vegetable nitrates · Chlorophyll

Did you know?

Its leaves spread out like a star at ground level, hence its Italian name.