• AA5B@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    I don’t get micro greens, can you point to actual non-hype details? Excusing the oversimplification, but is this just growing sprouts and clover to add to salads? When people talk about micro greens , they do NOT include spices, right? Nor anything we normally classify as salad?

    I see one description including arugula but that’s “lettuce” found in any grocery. Is it just to harvest ypur own baby arugula, or is there no distinction?

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      3 months ago

      You can grow cabbage, broccoli radish and a bunch of other stuff as microgreens. You’re just harvesting really early. Longer grow than sprouts, but still just getting like one set of true leaves before cutting.

      Taste, I find them to be stronger than the mature plant. I like them on bagels or toast with eggs avocado etc.

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        3 months ago

        Thanks, that seems like a clearer description than anything I read online

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      3 months ago

      They are highly nutritious and chefs and health food people pay a lot for them. They are primarily used as a garnish or addition to main dishes. Compared to full grown vegetables they are more nutrient dense, and they’re typically eaten raw so you don’t miss nutrients lost from cooking.