Is Red Amaranth Edible. With recipes of all kinds on the internet. It is a hardy drought-tolerant annual that self-seeds and is easy to grow particularly in hot times.
It is a hardy drought-tolerant annual that self-seeds and is easy to grow particularly in hot times. Although not a grass like the true grains amaranth seed is often considered a grain. Amaranthus cruentus is an annual flowering plant native to Central and South America.
You dont need to boil it just cook it over sauted onions as you would spinach.
The seeds are eaten as a cereal grain. The seeds are extremely nutritious and protein-packed with a slightly nutty flavor. Some varieties have a deep maroon center of the leaf with streaks of red purple and green. They are ground into flour popped like popcorn cooked into a porridge or made into a confectionery called alegra.