Miner's lettuce

Claytonia perfoliata

leaf

Round, fleshy leaves with the flower in the center, tasting mild like lamb's lettuce, raw in salads all winter.

Origin

Western North America

Season (United States)

November to April · grows in your region

Preparation

Leaves, stems and flowers are rinsed and eaten raw in salads, like lamb's lettuce; they can also be dropped into a soup for a minute.

Molecules

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

Did you know?

California gold miners ate it against scurvy: it is “miner's lettuce”.