Samphire

Storage

Keep samphire in the fridge, well wrapped in the bag it arrives in, and eat as soon as possible.

Prep & Cooking tips

Wash thoroughly before use. Samphire needs only very light cooking. Boil or steam for 3-4 mins, then dress in a little butter, pepper (it doesn’t need salt) and a squeeze of lemon.

As well as eating alongside meat or fish, it’s glorious in a summer salad – try with cherry tomatoes, broad beans, new potatoes and spring onions. Or start the day on the right foot by combining samphire’s salty smack with a creamy poached egg and rich black pudding.

Easy ideas

1. Simple Blanch your well-washed samphire in boiling water for 3 mins. Drain and toss in a little unsalted butter, olive oil, black pepper and a squeeze of lemon. Alternatively try cooking it in unsalted butter for a few minutes.

2. Salad Samphire adds a mineral depth to any summer salad and works particularly with its seasonal friends, broad beans and spring onions. Try this recipe for samphire, broad bean and cherry tomato salad.

3. Sea Whole roast mackerel is beautifully balanced by samphire and sweet roasted cherry tomatoes in this mackerel and samphire recipe.

Goes well with

Fish

Lamb

New potatoes

Black pepper

Olive oil

Lemon

Orange

Eggs