Just peel back the outer fiber and voila! It can be eaten fresh right then and there. The variations from one palo verde to the next are interesting to see. Some pods are all green, some flecked with red, some are even purple!
Foothills palo verde Parkinsonia microphylla pod ready to eat. If you find palo verde pods that are really getting super-plump and the pods are turning slightly buff or straw colored, they may be a little beyond the sweet stage.
Foothills palo verde harvest maburgess photo. Inspired by that treatment, I tried the same process on our desert legumes. It works wonders on mature ironwood pods—watch for them to be ripening in the coming weeks. Great also for prepping plump green foothills palo verde pods before they harden.
Quick brining produces a gourmet delight—Desert Edamame! Just imagine…. Sonora Desert sushi, tilapia caterpillars with a side of Palo Verde Edamame…. Foothills palo verde pods cooked in brine ready to eat maburgess photo. Chill and serve as snack, as a blow-em-away pot-luck offering, or as a complement to any Asian cuisine. Easier than edamame—and you know they are not GMO!
As pods ripen further on our Sonoran Desert bean trees to become hard seeds, the cooking technology can adapt. Also Google Bean Tree Farm for more harvesting ideas.
If you want more info on harvesting the desert or monsoon gardening, do come talk with me, Tia Marta, at our Sunday, St Philips Farmers Market booth—in the shade of the Flor de Mayo canopy—8amnoon. However, I've seen the little bugs that invade these dried pods any pods PV, mesquite or otherwise and I really don't like the idea of grinding them up too. Ew, just sort of sticks in the craw!
Kathleen, somehow I had never heard you can grind the whole dried pod, too. I may have to try that with the ones I didn't get around to picking when they were green. With mesquite pods, I find that if you leave them laying around for a while, all the bugs hatch and leave anyway!
But if any are still in there, I say, extra protein. I shelled my palo verde peas in the evening while I watched TV. I got faster with practice, and it made my "down time" productive.
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Join as a Pro. Houzz TV. Houzz Research. Shop Featured Holiday Categories. Home Decor. Holiday Decor. Christmas Trees. Holiday Lighting. Gift Cards. Arizona Gardening. Palo Verde Peas. Did you know that the seeds of the palo verde tree are edible, and delicious? Email Save Comment Sort by: Oldest. Newest Oldest. Like Save. To sprout: soak overnight and then rinse daily until seed coat splits open and sprout emerges. Remove sprouts by squeezing the split seed coat. Rinse with clean water and then use sprouts raw or lightly cooked.
Dry seeds in the sun, solar oven, or conventional oven set to F. Once dry, put seeds in a dry skillet over medium heat to cook until seeds pop. Season with salt or other spices. Please contact us : workshops desertharvesters. Workshop Description: The Palo Verde workshop has been designed to be used in situations both with and without electricity and access to a computer. It is a hands-on workshop that teaches the basics of how to identify, harvest, and process Palo Verde seeds.
However, if actual harvesting is not possible, the workshop can be given indoors or outdoors without the harvesting component. Participants then engage in activities to learn how to identify and differentiate between the two Palo Verde species, as well as how to harvest and process their seeds at home.
They learn how to preserve seeds for long term storage and good ways to incorporate them into their meals. Contact us for more information. Need a Workshop Instructor? Hire a Desert Harvester! Check out a recipe for making your own mesquite flour and cookies from the Arizona Historical Society.
The bright green pods that hang from the Mesquite tree contain a nutritious and versatile snack. The pods are most useful when dried and ground into meal or flour. Pick up a bottle of lotion and you may recognize the name of this oily plant. Known for its moisturizing properties, Jojoba pronounced ho-ho-bah can be found in cosmetic products. If you find this large bush in your area, you can also eat the nuts that are found on the female variety of the plant, containing seed pods.
The nut has a bitter flavor similar to an almond. Jojoba seed oil is found many cosmetic products but you can also eat the accompanying seed. Maricopa County park ranger Kevin Smith allows hikers to sample the almond like flavor of the Jojoba seed. If you find one of these desert rarities on your property pick the fruit once the rind has turned from a pale color to a deep green.
Then comes the hard work. Then scoop out the pulp, to taste sweet fruit similar to a strawberry.
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