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Dish · From Bladwijzer

Summer salad with evening primrose flowers

Name: Summer salad with evening primrose flowers
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 people
Ingredients: 1 soft lettuce; ½ cucumber; 200 g cherry tomatoes; 12 evening primrose flowers, picked in the evening; 3 tablespoons olive oil; 1 tablespoon white balsamic or cider vinegar; 1 teaspoon honey; salt and pepper

Updated on 10 October 2026

Makes: 4 people
Time: 15 min
From: Common evening primrose

Ingredients

1 soft lettuce
½ cucumber
200 g cherry tomatoes
12 evening primrose flowers, picked in the evening
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon white balsamic or cider vinegar
1 teaspoon honey
salt and pepper

Method

Wash the lettuce, spin it dry and tear it into pieces. Slice the cucumber and halve the cherry tomatoes.
Shake the flowers gently to get rid of any insects; do not rinse them, or they will go limp.
Whisk the oil, vinegar, honey, salt and pepper and toss this dressing with the lettuce, cucumber and tomatoes.
Lay the flowers on top just before serving, whole or in strips.

Storing: Make the salad just before serving: the flowers wilt quickly.