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An ode to the unknown salad leaf.

Risen from the dead it returned to our shelves,
Enclosed and sealed in sweaty, clammy, plastic.
A food of the gypsies, pixies and elves,
For one pound eighty-nine there must be a trick.

It grows on the roadside by cowslips' gape,
Amongst dandelion, clover and nettle.
Its flowers are white and propellar in shape,
Named? Like a moonship of metal?

What can this newfound salad leaf be?

And why didn't we know it before.

Well you did, reinvented by Tesco see,

To help profit margins galore.

 

So when you taste the peppery bite,

As you munch on your salad for tea.

Think next time i just might,

Plant a seed and eat it for free.

Author notes

Eruca vesicaria (L.) Cav. ssp. sativa (P. Mill.) Thellung

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  • Bunty Plumchip
    September 8, 2008

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    Congratulations on the Gold. You know I am sure no one would notice if instead of all the posh leaves they were actually dandelion, clover and nettle etc from the field edge.


  • just mercedes gold member
    August 29, 2008

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    Not only a new salad green for me, but also a view of the other plants by the roadside. Nice. I love that gypsies, pixies and elves ate it, gives it a magical feeling.

  • Judith Chandler
    August 28, 2008
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    There are nice local allusions here. The mention of Tesco, for example, brings back a lot of memories for me.

    Is it possible the flowers are also edible, something like a nasturtium? Love the sound of the leaves with their peppery taste.

    Appetizing write.


  • toomysterious
    August 28, 2008
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    Lovely and delightful, who knew a simple salad could be so entertaining.


  • ea silver member
    August 28, 2008

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    Wow, this is so up my alley, I can't believe it... I'd say "Eureka" but I guess "Arugula" works best! Thank you so much for this wonderful entry.

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