Yummy Goutweed for Dinner Tonight

I just wanted to share a picture of the yummy goutweed I cooked up tonight. We have it all over our front yard and I have just accepted that it's there and will always will be. It is supposed to be good for gout and a few other things, mostly according to ancient lore. It is also very delicious. I started cooking with it a few years ago and was craving it tonight.

I took a big armful of it, washed it and took off most of the stems. I then fried it up in coconut oil for a few minutes. I then added a few leaves of fresh chives, oregano and thyme from the deck and cooked for a  little while. I then added cream cheese and marble cheese and let that all melt together. Lastly, I put in some frozen cauliflower and broccoli and mixed it all together. It tastes great!

That's great! Could you post pictures of your goutweed plants? I'm curious if what I know as goutweed is the same plant you have. I keep eyeing a patch growing wild nearby.

@Joylynn, thank you! This is what it looks like.  It has other names, too, like bishopweed. ground elder and snow-in-the-mountain.

Ooh, pretty! Nope, not the same plant. Common names can cause such confusion.

Looks delicious!

Is it this?
'Aegopodium podagraria'
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegopodium_podagraria

Judith Browning wrote:Looks delicious!

Is it this?
'Aegopodium podagraria'
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegopodium_podagraria

Yes, Judith, that is exactly it. It's classified as a weed, of course! But I find it quite nice.

Thanks for the recipe inspiration Shari! Looks like you have the more ornamental version with variegated leaves. That's supposed to be less vigorous. I have the standard version which is aiming to take over my front garden. I'm too soft on it, since I rather like the plant, so it now forms a nice ground cover under my raspberries there. It's much nicer than the stinging nettle that used to use that niche anyhow!
Mine is going to flower now, so is a bit late for harvest. I use it when it is very young before the leaves open. My husband isn't keen though, anything like celery is a no-no for him :(.