Nasturtium seeds

Tropaeolum majus

nuts & seeds · spice

Green seeds picked before they harden, pickled in vinegar like capers, with a cress-like bite.

Origin

Andes (Peru)

Where to find it

In gardens and on balconies, where nasturtiums climb over fences; in Peru, they still grow in the valleys where their tuber-bearing cousin, mashua, is farmed.

Season (United States)

August to October

Preparation

The green seeds are washed, soaked overnight in salted water, then put in vinegar for a few weeks.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Pungent glucosinolates · Magnesium · Insoluble fibers · Protein

Did you know?

They are called “poor man's capers”: they grow wherever nasturtium blooms.