Anise Hyssop is a perennial herb, an excellent pollinator, and it tastes like licorice. It’s one of my favorite
additions to a salad. Adding 4 or 5 licorice-flavored leaves (slivered) to a salad enhances its
flavor significantly.
While I was ‘foraging’ in our own garden for the anise hyssop I also picked some baby spring plants, including cilantro, mustard, kale, chives, spring onions, broccoli rabe and asparagus.
I had such a big picking that I didn’t even use lettuce. After rinsing the herbs, I dried
and chopped them, added a drizzle (1/2 to 1 tsp.) of olive oil, and a light sprinkle of salt
and pepper. It was quite yummy. Would have been quite happy if this had been served
to me in a fancy restaurant. Bon appétit!
Looking forward to trying some slivered anise hyssop leaves in a salad soon!