Tag: nasturtium

NASTURTIUM: Properties and Benefits of a Natural Antibiotic

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  Family: Tropaeolaceae Species: Tropaeolum majus Common Names: Common Nasturtium, Garden Nasturtium, Indian Cress It is a herbaceous annual plant with trailing stems growing to 1 meter long. Leaves are large, circular with distinct veins, 3 to 15 cm in diameter, flowers are 3-6 cm diameter, with five petal; and a long nectar spur at the rear. They vary from yellow to red, often darker at the base of the petals. The fruit is 2 cm broad, three-segmented, each segment with a single large seed. Native to South America, today it…

NASTURTIUM FLOWERS PESTO: Spice up Your Recipes

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  Happy day to all!  Some may be already familiar with Nasturtium and the uses of this edible and generous plant in our kitchens, because all parts of the plant are edible, nutritious and delicious! In this post let’s see one of many way it can be used in our kitchen, one of my favorite: nasturtium pesto sauce. Both leaves and flowers can be used to make a tasty pesto sauce. In this recipe I will use only flowers that add a fresh summerish touch to any dish. The peculiarity of…