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Edible Weeds
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A community centred around a massively under-utilized food source: the edible weeds we mow down, rip out of our gardens, or spray to kill! Weeds can provide a good auxilliary food source if one knows what theyre looking for.
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Please Note: Always do ample research before eating wild plants and be sure you are absolutely sure you know what youre eating! Many wild plants can make you sick if misidentified or improperly prepared. If in doubt, ask an expert before consuming and always use common sense!
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I'm not subscribed, I just randomly saw this when browsing ALL. I'm vaguely curious to try eating dandelions, just because they're so common. Is there a good beginner recipe for dandelions, or you just pick them and eat them straight from the ground? Can you eat the stem or just eat the flower? Can you prepare it as a Dandelion Salad? What kind of dressing goes good with it?
It's the leaves that are used for salads and such, like arugula, basically. Flowers are usually used in teas afaik.
I've had dandelion leaves boiled (to soften them) and then sautéed in oil, garlic, red pepper, and some other herbs. Honestly they were way way better than I was expecting, a kind of unexpected but not unpleasant flavor. My regular grocery store sells dandelion greens though.
Just dont pick the really big leaves. They can get really bitter, like a lot of greens. You kind of have to err on the smaller side if you want to minimize that. If you like bitter greens, on the other hand, go for it.