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Recall the Dandelion Green Soup Video from Module 2. Use your spring greens knowledge to mix up a batch of steamed dandelion greens, and create a soup out of it –to eat! . Add any spring greens you like to the mix: violet, chicory, leeks, garden nibbles, fresh herbs poking out of the ground, plantain, chicory, whatever you have come across and desire to add. Dandelion greens are least bitter when small.
Comment on your experience making and tasting & eating the soup in our Dandelion Greens Forum.
Repost: Heather Clark-Warner, PreK EMES
APRIL 18, 2023 AT 7:57 PM #9048
I have no dandelions to harvest yet.
Last year, I pick some leaves and put them in a salad with arugula.
I am not much of a fan, yet happy to explore and try new things.
When my yard begins to green up and grow, I will try to harvest again and taste again.
Maybe I harvested too late last summer.
I will try to harvest earlier this spring, so the leaves are less bitter.
I will try with leeks, other spring greens, and some fresh herbs.
I did not mind the dandelion root tea we made in the fall.My daughter and I made the dandelions with wild leeks for a pesto. At first, we ate some raw and while they were good, my gut hurt a little bit after. It cleansed me for sure, I had about a cup of raw greens. Then I made a dandelion brew and drank it 3 days after brewing it. I drank it cold and it was bitter, so I added a little maple syrup and got a similar intense feeling in my belly.
I did not make dandelion soup, but I did harvest some wild leeks from my back woods. I made them into a butter spread to make an herb garlic bread. Delicious! I learned about the wild leeks a few years ago with Angie, and since then I try to harvest a few each spring. I just love their flavor. One of these days I will try dandelions. When I was a little girl, my dad loved to pick dandelion greens. He and our neighbor liked to drink dandelion wine. It’s a vague memory because I was so young, but one I hold on to.
I haven’t done this in years but as a child, with my grandmother, I would pick dandelion greens to steam and enjoy similarly to spinach. From what I remember they were not awful….
I am looking forward to taking this knowledge, creating a “recipe” book, and coming back to them throughout the years! I take great pride and joy in providing for my family without a trip to town. These things I am learning are not just going to help my family and I but I can share with others too!
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