Quelite Cenizo (Lambsquarters)
Latin Name: Chenopodium album
Other Names: Lambsquarters, White Goosefoot
One of many amaranth cousins that grow wild throughout the Americas, are highly nutrient dense with a rich, spinach-like flavor, and are beloved in home kitchens across the continent. The greens are typically harvested before the plant goes to seed while they are still young and tender.
DIGGING DEEPER
Quelites – Mexican Wild Greens by Mely Martínez
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