Nasturtiums (Tropaeolum majus) are plentiful in my garden this year, and so are ideas for using them. Petals are great to make "stained glass" pasta, and flowers and young leaves have given me a bright orange, spicy vinegar.
Seeds are edible too: they are called poor man's capers. The seeds you see in the photo are currently in a couple of glass jars, immersed in distilled white vinegar, and will soon be ready for tasting. I'll let you know the outcome of the experiment.
The photo is my contribution to edition #89 of Black and White Wednesday - A Culinary Photography Event created by Susan of The Well-Seasoned Cook, now organized by Cinzia of Cindystar, and hosted this week by Lynne of Cafe Lynnylu.
The photo was shot in color using Instagram on my iPhone and then converted to black and white (Lightroom preset Split Tone 1).
This post contains the gallery of images contributed to the event.
On this page, you can find out who is hosting the current and future editions of the event.
I have been meaning to try pickling nasturtium seeds for ages!
Posted by: Alicia (foodycat) | June 26, 2013 at 01:36 AM
Lovely image in black and white!
Posted by: Paz | June 26, 2013 at 09:01 PM
Superb styling! Thanks for submitting your image to BWW #89
Posted by: Lynne | June 27, 2013 at 01:30 PM
Ciao Alicia. I will soon be able to tell you how they taste. I am letting them rest in the vinegar for a few days first.
Thank you, Paz.
Thank you, Lynne. Glad you like the image. It is always a pleasure to contribute to BWW.
Posted by: Simona Carini | June 29, 2013 at 08:24 AM