Today I foraged some
dandelions from a
wild spot near my garden. I then harvested some other bits, which had been intentionally grown, and
made a salad. For those interested, the other ingredients were: sorrel, borage flowers (also wild),
rose petals, sage flowers, lettuce leaves,
Hablitzia tamnoides and parsley.
I tossed the salad with a homemade dressing and served it with some sliced tomatoes and mozzarella. Simple but healthy and very tasty. The dandelions were not as bitter as I feared - I usually avoid them whilst foraging as I've eaten some that were shockingly bitter.
Ingredients:
- One cup of dandelion leaves
- One cup of lettuce leaves
- Edible flowers (borage, sage, dandelion)
- Parsley sprigs
For the dressing:
- Olive oil
- Balsamic vinegar
-
Honey
Method:
1. Wash and dry the ingredients. Cut the dandelion and lettuce leaves into small strips.
2. Toss the ingredients together in a bowl.
3. Mix a little olive oil, balsamic and honey together in a jar to make the dressing. I used a mostly-empty honey jar and omitted that ingredient.