Saltbush

saltbush

Old Man Saltbush (Atriplex nummularia) is a familiar sight over large areas of the dry inland of Australia. It is a sprawling grey-blue shrub, up to 3 metres high and sometimes spreading to 5 metres wide. A long living plant, it grows strongly after periods of summer rain, producing long tassels of flowering seed heads.

Long time inhabitants mostly collected the minute Saltbush seeds to grind and roast for damper but these days we utilise the large fresh or blanched Saltbush leaves as a wrap around meat or fish, in salads or as a leafy bed for grilled meat or vegetables. The fresh leaves are coveted by chefs such as Kylie Kwong in her Chinese inspired restaurant menu.

The leaves are also dried  for use in  bread, as well as low sodium seasoning on grills, pasta and dukkah.

  • A boxed set of Australian Native Bush Food - aniseed myrtle, bush tomato, cinnamon myrtle, lemon myrtle, mountain pepper, native basil, native sage, native thyme, pepperberry, peppermint gum, river mint, salt bush, sea parsley, strawberry gum, wattleseed. A boxed set of Australian Native Bush Food - aniseed myrtle, bush tomato, cinnamon myrtle, lemon myrtle, mountain pepper, native basil, native sage, native thyme, pepperberry, peppermint gum, river mint, salt bush, sea parsley, strawberry gum, wattleseed.
    Taste Australia

    A Taste of Australia

    A Taste of Australia Box Set contains 15 different ground or leaf bush herbs (4 to 8 grams of each from the following selection)    The boxes are assembled to order and therefore MAY not be despatched on the same day. Aniseed Myrtle, Bush...
    $33.00 (Inc. GST)
    $33.00 (Ex. GST)
  • An introduction to Australian Native Bush Food - includes aniseed myrtle, bush tomato, lemon myrtle , mountain pepper, native thyme, pepper berry, river mint, salt bush, sea parsley, wattle seed, desert flakes, desert fire, bush tomato seasoning, swagmans salt, munducklin curry powder, tropical pepperberry sea salt An introduction to Australian Native Bush Food - includes aniseed myrtle, bush tomato, lemon myrtle , mountain pepper, native thyme, pepper berry, river mint, salt bush, sea parsley, wattle seed, desert flakes, desert fire, bush tomato seasoning, swagmans salt, munducklin curry powder, tropical pepperberry sea salt
    Taste Australia

    Introduction to Australian Native Bush Food

    Introduction to Australian Native Bush Food    The boxes are assembled to order and therefore MAY not be despatched on the same day.   Approx 4 to 8 gram each of 10 different bushfood herbs from the following selection Aniseed Myrtle Bush...
    $33.00 (Inc. GST)
    $33.00 (Ex. GST)
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