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Title: Tiny-leaved purple-blue salad decoration.
Post by: Goosegirl on August 25, 2018, 13:50

The other week I went for lunch and had a lovely sandwich with a side salad. One of the salad decorations was a tiny sprig of a purple-leaved plant with a sharp-pointed leaf which had such a nice but unusual taste. I asked the name and it was similar to Cerinthe but don't think it was from that plant. Does anyone know what it is?

Title: Re: Tiny-leaved purple-blue salad decoration.
Post by: mumofstig on August 25, 2018, 16:24

Around here they use Red Amaranth or Purple Basil seedlings.

Title: Re: Tiny-leaved purple-blue salad decoration.
Post by: Goosegirl on August 26, 2018, 13:44

No, it's not that. It had tiny spear-shaped leaves about 0.5 cm long and 0.2 wide. I'll have to ring them up.