Sorrel, Red Veined, Bloody dock, Rumex sanguineus

Description

Pretty in the salad and in the garden, red veined sorrel is an ornamental perennial salad green which grows well in shade or part-shade with a reasonably-fertile and moisture-retentive soil.

Bright green leaves with contrasting dark maroon stems and veins add colour and taste to salad mix. It has a very mild, almost un-sorrel-like flavour with very little of the tartness usually associated with this plant.

Use the leaves when quite small – they can be very chewy when they get larger. Use fresh in salads or blanched a few seconds in boiling water.