Burnet Salad - Proterium sanguisorba

Perennial. Salad Burnet (Sanguisorba minor) is a plant in the family Rosaceae, native to western, central and southern Europe, northwest Africa and southwest Asia. It is a herbaceous plant growing to 40-90 cm tall, typically found in dry grassy meadows, often on limestone soils. It is drought tolerant, and grows all year around. It is also an ingredient used in both salads and dressings, having a flavor described as "light cucumber". It is considered interchangable with mint leaves in some recipes, depending on the intended effect. Typically, the youngest leaves are used, as they tend to become bitter as they age. Salad burnet has the same medicinal qualities as medicinal burnet -- sanguisorba officinalis.