Dandelion Don't go eating the yellow flowers on your lawn, please. It's the dandelion leaves which are edible!
Look for these leaves in early spring before their flowers are in bloom. At this time they are crunchy and mildly bitter. After the flowers bloom (in later spring) the leaves become leathery and gross tasting.
If you're in Canada, I think you know where to find these delicious weeds!
These guys are most commonly used in salads, but they're also perfect as a green boost in a smoothie! They're also great sauteed with light butter, if you're craving savoury! Each leaf is loaded with iron, vitamins C and A, so your body will be thanking you for eating!
Fiddle heads My family looooooves fiddle heads! We have numerous jars pickled at home to last us through the year, but in the spring we saute 'em up when their fresh. Fiddle heads are the sprout of one of the oldest plants, ostrich ferns. They have this funny name because the tips of these plants are curled like a fiddle, or the top of a violin. These delicious guys are to be found eaten in early spring (April - may), when their just a few inches of of the ground and the tender plants are curled up tightly. Look for them in wet lands like marshes, swamps or lining streams! Loaded with iron, zinc and many vitamins, these tender plants are best sauteed and sprinkled with lemon juice and pepper!
Loaded with iron, zinc and many vitamins, these tender plants are best sauteed and sprinkled with lemon juice and pepper!
These posts are perfect timing considering spring and summer are around the corner! I'll definitely have to try one of these this summer.
ReplyDeleteThat's cool that your family actually does that! I didn't realize there was so much nutrients in these plants.
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