Other vegetables and herbs, such as carrot, cilantro, dill, and sorrel, are especially delicious as microgreens, but they require a week to germinate and two or more weeks to grow. Even though

MICROGREEN CHARACTERISTICS TASTE AND APPEARANCE

  1. Napa cabbage Grows quickly and easily Beautiful and flavorful

  2. Radish, red and daikon Grows quickly and easily Tastes like the root vegetable

  3. Turnip Grows quickly and easily Leaf varieties taste like the root vegetable

  4. Bok choy Grows quickly and easily Many different varieties vary in taste and color

  5. Sesame (choose buff or beige seeds, not black) Germinates rapidly Tastes better when cooked (a rare exception)

  6. Cress Grows quickly Very spicy hot; best eaten sparingly as a condiment

  7. Lettuce, most varieties Fragile upon harvest Beautiful and delectable

  8. Asian greens (especially komatsuna) Tolerates both heat and cold Has a mild mustard flavor

  9. Endive Grows easily but slowly Beautiful bouquet of leaves

  10. Mustard and many mustard greens Grows quickly and easily Very spicy hot; best eaten sparingly as a condi