What is purslane and how healthy is it?
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Perhaps the question whether you know what purslane is is a better question. Purslane is certainly not a new vegetable, but not too well known to us. The plant occurs naturally mainly in the Middle East. It is a vegetable that has been eaten on the different continents for a long time, in Iran even as long as our current era. But what kind of vegetable is it, what does it do for humans and how healthy is purslane?
The base
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Purslane, officially called Portulaca oleracea and originally from the Middle East, is an annual plant and is part of the plant group Porcelain. It is a plant that can grow up to about 50 centimeters high and we call it a capsule. Which means that it is about dry dehiscent fruits with more than one seed per fruit. The seeds are edible.
How to eat
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Purslane can be eaten fresh from the land or cooked and has a slightly sour and slightly salty taste. Because purslane requires quite a bit of heat, we usually grow the plants in the greenhouse, but in a sheltered place the plant can also grow outside in the Dutch summer.
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To benefit from
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Purslane also has a medicinal effect, namely the fever-reducing effect and it helps to dissolve inflammation and blockages of the urinary tract (Hippocrates wrote about purslane that it could cure fevers). Eating purslane also helps if you have heartburn.
How healthy is purslane?
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The health value of food is becoming increasingly important. People are increasingly aware of what they eat and so nutritional value, in addition to the fact that it should be tasty, is also important.
Nutritional value
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For leaf vegetables, purslane contains relatively many omega-3 fatty acids and further:
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Save
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Normally you buy purslane per bunch. However, such a bunch cannot be kept for long. So no longer than 2 to 3 days in the refrigerator. You can keep it longer in the freezer, well closed. Blanch the purslane a few minutes before freezing and the purslane can be kept for one year.
How do you serve purslane?
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There are several ways to prepare purslane, but make sure the leaves stay crispy (they bruise quickly and the crispy will disappear). Some examples:
Finally
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We can say that purslane is a healthy vegetable that can easily be added to the daily diet. In addition, purslane can be prepared in various ways. Any vegetable with more than sufficient nutritional value.
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