Comments on: Salsify – Oyster Plant

By: Bill Ward

Bill Ward — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:01:05 +0000

When I was a kid in the late twenties we grew and ate salisify. We would peel,slice the long way in 1/4″ thick slices,and fry. Yep,have an oyster like taste.

By: Vicki

Vicki — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 14:25:49 +0000

I had salsify as a child and into my adult years. My mother and grandparents grew it. We had it as a casserole. The salsify was cleaned and cooked by boiling then drained. My mother then layered it in a baking dish using first butter, crackers, canned oysters and milk. Then a layer of cooked salsify. She repeated this until the baking dish was full top layer being crackers and butter. She then baked it in the oven. It was a favorite in our family dinners and I have just ordered seeds online as I lost my mother 3 years ago. I do love the memories this dish has left on my heart.

By: A Davidson

A Davidson — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:48:19 +0000

Please let me know where I can buy seeds for salsify.

By: Sharon

Sharon — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:13:22 +0000

I’ve just read the suggestions for prep. I don’t peel it! I just scrub it real good and slice on a diagonal, then saute it up either with carrots and onions or as part of a stir fry. Salsify tastes just fine to me with the brown skin on!

By: Pennagirl

Pennagirl — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 18:22:10 +0000

My great-aunt would shred the salsify and make into a dressing like casserole au gratin…sort of like an oyster dressing without bread cubes. She peeled the roots and used the lemon juice to keep the salsify from turning brown. This is great for people allergic to shellfish and can’t eat oysters.

By: Kenny Point

Kenny Point — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 23:34:08 +0000

Hi Rita, I googled Barbe di Prete and got a lot of hits but not a single one in a language that I understand. I did see the word scorzanera included in some of the descriptions, so I would guess that Barbe di Prete is a variety or another name for salsify or scorzonera.

By: Rita Giannini

Rita Giannini — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 22:59:37 +0000

Hi,
I am looking for any Italian vegetable called “Barbe di Prete”. My mother remembers her family growing it in Upper Michigan and eating it during the fall. They all say it was delicious, but we can not find the seeds. It sounds like salsify to me, but I do not know for sure.
Does anyone know if Barbe di Prete is the same as salsify.
Thanks for any info.

By: Tina

Tina — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 02:15:04 +0000

I fell in love with Salsify in a restaurant years ago in Maryland. It was the most delicious vegetable, simply sauteed in butter and melt in your mouth delicious. I live in Arizona now and am considering ordering seeds to try and grow them in a raised bed. Thank you to all who posted sites to purchase seeds. Now I have to figure out when to plant them in AZ. The heat here in the summer is intense and I have not tried gardening here yet.