Wild Garlic Recipes: Time to pick and cook

Where can you find wild garlic?   If you are lucky enough to have deciduous, broad-leaved, mixed woodland nearby, the chances are you might find a shady spot hosting a patch of wild garlic. This lovely vegetable is a real treat as it has a short season and, so-far, doesn't seem to be commercially grown. It's not only tasty - a mild form of the more pungent bulbs we are well used-to - it's versatile and also really good for you. 

In 2021 I had the pleasure of shooting for Janice Murfitt's The Little Book of Wild Garlic  published by Austen McCauley https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=oTSuxe-bcuc. We braved some very chilly mornings to get good light for the location shots and had fun chasing the sun in Janice's garden for a few more while keeping the overall lighting and props styling fresh and simple to emphasise the delicious, natural foods.  The resulting book includes a lovely diverse range of wild garlic recipes to suit all occasions - I thoroughly enjoyed being "tester"! 

Trug with bunch of flowering wild garlic and garlic oil

                     

Chunky wild garlic spring soup

Wild garlic and feta stuffed aubergine pockets

Seared scallops with chorizo and wild garlic