Sanguisorba minor, Salad Burnet

Scientific Name: Sanguisorba minor

Sanguisorba minor, more commonly known as the Salad Burnet, Garden Burnet, Small Burnet or just Burnet, is a plant in the family Rosaceae that is native to western, central and southern Europe; northwest Africa and southwest Western Asia; and which has naturalized in most of North America.

It is a perennial herbaceous plant growing to 40–90 cm in height, typically found in dry grassy meadows, often on limestone soils. It is drought-tolerant, and grows all year around. The leaves of Salad Burnet comprise up to 12 pairs of rounded, toothed leaflets, and form a rosette at the base of the flower stem. The rounded flower heads are reddish and speckled.

It is used as an ingredient in both salads and dressings, having a flavor described as "light cucumber" and is considered interchangeable with mint leaves in some recipes, depending on the intended effect. Typically, the youngest leaves are used, as they tend to become bitter as they age.

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