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Focaccia with ramsons salt
Ramsons give the bread a delicious, aromatic garlic flavor. It is easy to make and perfect as a side for dinner.
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Bring spring into the kitchen by serving ramsons
Ramsons, also known as “the garlic of the North” or wild garlic, reveals its name the moment you smell it. The long green leaves have a flavor reminiscent of garlic with a hint of chives. Ramsons can therefore be an exciting substitute in dishes that use garlic or chives.
There are many ways to use ramsons in your cooking. The leaves can be finely chopped and added to, for example, potato salads, omelets, stews, or used as a green garnish on open sandwiches or steamed vegetables. You can also grind them into a bold ramsons pesto with rapeseed oil, sunflower seeds or nuts, and Vesterhavs cheese or another firm cheese. The flowers make a beautiful addition to salads, while the small green seeds that appear in June can be sprinkled over dishes or pickled in vinegar as “ramsons capers.”
Season
Depending on the weather, the tender leaves begin to emerge in nature around March and can be eaten and foraged all the way through June. Later in the season, ramsons develop white, star-shaped flowers that, like the leaves, are also edible.
“ Like other wild plants, ramsons are packed with vitamins and minerals. This green herb contains around 20 times as much vitamin C as lemons.
Where can you find ramsons?
You can find ramsons in many different places across the Danish landscape, as the herb grows wild. They are often found in deciduous forests, parks, and coastal areas - especially in East Jutland and the eastern parts of the country. In Copenhagen, for example, you can find them at Assistens Cemetery, in Søndermarken, and in many other gardens, parks, and thickets. In Aarhus, Risskov is an excellent foraging spot.
NOTE: Ramsons can easily be mistaken for the poisonous lily of the valley, so always smell the plant if you are unsure - lily of the valley does NOT smell like garlic!
Place the flower buds from the faded ramsons plant in a vinegar pickle and make a delicious caper that you can use for all kinds of dishes in the kitchen.
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Ramsons mayo
Do you also love ramsons? This ramsons mayo can be used as a dip for vegetable sticks, in sandwiches—really, anything you feel like pairing with mayonnaise.
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Ramsons pesto
With just a few ingredients, you can easily make your own delicious pesto. Ramsons pesto is a wonderful spring classic that adds plenty of flavor to your dishes.
RecipeTip!
If you store ramsons in a sealed bag with a little water, the leaves can easily keep for up to a week in the refrigerator.
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Ramsons capers
Place the flower buds from the faded ramsons plant in a vinegar pickle and make a delicious caper that you can use in all kinds of dishes in the kitchen.
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