Actually I am not sure mine counts as a herb at all. But it is a leaf.
Quinoa Leaf?
Quinoa Leaf?
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Looking into it it seems that both fresh leaves and shoots are edible and quite nutritious. However I'd question if it is considered to be a herb when used in this way because it is being used as a leafy green in the same way as beetroot leaves, rocket ,and any other salad greens.
When dried and used as a leaf tea, ,again is it a herb. Do you consider standard tea leaves (green tea for example) to be a herb?
No. I don't think tea leaves are considered a herb. But we do talk about herbal teas when they are made from some dried leaves. I know its dubious - it was all I can find though. I will carry on the quest!
OK - here is another Q:
Quaker-ladies also known as bluets. All parts are edible. Next is R!
Quaker-ladies also known as bluets. All parts are edible. Next is R!
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Oh. Well done. I even texted my mum to see if she knew a herb beginning with q.
Herbie
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R = rosemary
Lateral thinking...
Savory
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Tarragon.
I remember my mum discovering tarragon was great on a dish of carrots and broad beans. We had it with summer sunday roast for years. I really need to recreate her old dinners.
I remember my mum discovering tarragon was great on a dish of carrots and broad beans. We had it with summer sunday roast for years. I really need to recreate her old dinners.
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Ah... now we have 'U'. 
Tarragon with carrots is brilliant. I do a thing with carrots - ginger juice squeezed into the cooking water and fresh tarragon added as they simmer.
To make ginger juice - grate ginger using a microplane onto muslin or a paper towel and squeeze to extract juice.
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That sound yummy.
Still stuck on Q though.
Still stuck on Q though.
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Oops. Yes. U is difficult too.
U is as difficult as Q.
But I have one.
But I have one.