Arctic Char and Samphire

Most of us haven’t heard of samphire, which grows among the rocks along the shores of Brittany and England and looks like a seaweed but isn’t. It is crisp and salty. It is also called “glass wort” because the ash when it was burned went into the making of glass. It is a wild plant, although I understand that the clever French are trying to grow it. It is a rarity in our markets. I bought mine online.

Nasturtiums—stems and leaves—or watercress can be substituted, but add salt.