Sea Purslane and Coastal Edibles: Foraging Your Australian Garden

Sea Purslane (Sesuvium portulacastrum)Sea purslane is a prostrate, succulent groundcover native to tropical and subtropical Australian coastlines. The small, fleshy leaves have a pleasant salty, slightly tart flavour — extraordinary in salads, as a garnish for seafood, or lightly blanched as a vegetable. It is one of the most salt-tolerant edible plants in the world, growing in conditions that would kill virtually any other edible species. Garden uses: groundcover in coastal gardens, salt spra…