A genus of cruciferous plants, having white or yellowish flowers, including several species of cress. They are found chiefly in wet or damp grounds, and have a pungent biting taste.
Any plant of the genus Tropæolum, geraniaceous herbs, having mostly climbing stems, peltate leaves, and spurred flowers, and including the common Indian cress (Tropæolum majus), the canary-bird flower (Tropæolum peregrinum), and about thirty more species, all natives of South America. The whole plant has a warm pungent flavor, and the fleshy fruits are used as a substitute for capers, while the leaves and flowers are sometimes used in salads.
A plant whose yellow/orange flowers can be used as an ingredient or garnish in salads.
any tropical American plant of the genus Tropaeolum having pungent juice and long-spurred yellow to red flowers
flowers and seeds and leaves all used as flavorings
As useful as they are beautiful, these little flowers are completely edible. The leaves and flowers may be added to salad or used for garnish, while the seeds are pickled and used in the same way as capers.
An annual flowering plant whose leaves and yellow/orange flowers are sometimes used as an ingredient or garnish in salads. The leaves have a good peppery bite. The flower buds and seeds, picked when soft and pickled in vinegar, can be used as a substitute for capers.
Edible flowers are great for adding colour and peppery...
These plants are related to garden cress and mustard, all noteworthy for a peppery, tangy (pungent) flavor and the name comes from the Latin, nasus tortus, meaning "twisted nose", in reference to the effect on the nasal passages of eating the plants. Nasturtium is not related to plants in the genus, Tropaeolum (Tropaeolaceae), popularly known as "nasturtiums".
an edible flower. The young leaves and blooms are used in salads and sandwiches, and as garnishes for cold summer soups; the buds may be picked and pickled and used as substitute for capers.
is a plant which has edible leaves, flowers, and buds. Young leaves and stems add a peppery accent to salads and sandwiches, or can be used as a substitute for watercress. The flower blossoms may be minced and used to flavor butter, cream cheese, or vinegar and the whole flowers are a colorful and delicious addition to salads or as a garnish. The buds may be used in place of capers. Nasturtiums should be purchased at specialized grocers as those sold in flower shops may have been chemically treated.
Nasturtium (literally "nose-twister"), as a common name, is a genus of roughly 80 species of annual and perennial herbaceous flowering plants Tropaeolum, one of three genera in the family Tropaeolaceae. This genus, native to South America and Central America, includes several very popular garden plants, the most commonly grown being T. majus, T. peregrinum and T. speciosum. The hardiest species is T. polyphyllum from Chile, the perennial roots of which can survive underground when air temperatures drop as low as -15°C (5°F).
