NUTRITIONIST'S NOTEBOOK Wild Garlic
The dark green leaves carpeting spring woods look beautiful but wild garlic also makes a delicious ingredient and is an excellent health booster.
When and where to find it
Wild garlic is a plant of shady, damp woodlands, particularly common in ancient woods. Its dark green leaves picked before flowering have a deliciously distinctive taste. To be sure you know what you’re picking – because wild garlic leaves are similar to those of lily-of-the-valley – rub a leaf between your fingers and see if you get that characteristic garlicky smell. If you come across particularly big patches of wild
