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Red sorrel can serve as a thickener for soups and stews. It can also be used in place of rennet in making cheese. Mix Red sorrel leaves with mixed greens for a citrusy addition to salads. Steep whole leaves in boiling water and add sugar or another natural sweetener for a lemon-less lemonade.
Subsequently, one may also ask, what do you do with red sorrel?
When the plant begins to toughen and mature, the leaves can be cooked like spinach or used in stir-fries. The lemony tang of sorrel makes a great addition to salads. As the leaves get bigger they can be cooked like spinach and used in soups, sauces and risottos.
Herein, how do you eat red veined sorrel?
Treat sorrel as you would both a leafy green and an herb. It can be eaten raw or cooked. Again, red-vein sorrel has a milder flavor and is delicious eaten raw. I love chopping a few sorrel leaves (both green and red-vein) and mixing it in with my salad.
Common or Sheep sorrel (Rumex acetosella): Although often considered a weed, it is edible and the small leaves are not bad tasting when they are young and tender. Red-veined sorrel (Rumex sanguineus): Does indeed have red veins. in height, with a flavor similar to garden sorrel, however, it is not often cultivated.