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Culinary Etude 28.05.2018

Dear readers, spring is a wonderful time of the year when you can just enjoy the aroma of blooming lilacs, the first tulips and, of course, fresh vegetables and herbs.

Health Benefits of Dandelion Salad

For many years, dandelions were considered a weed grass, but I dare to assure you that a real storehouse of vitamins grows under our feet. In ancient Greece, this plant was called the elixir of youth, which is not surprising, because the constituent components reduce the level of cholesterol in the blood. In China, dandelion is generally called a vegetable, and this only confirms its popularity among local residents.

There are only 45 kcal per 100 g of greens, so dishes based on them can be included in the diet menu.

The milky juice of dandelions contains vitamins A, B2, C, PP, E, as well as saponins, choline, resins and minerals. Flowers are rich in unsaturated fatty acids, tannins, natural esters.

This unique combination of ingredients helps the body fight imbalances of vitamins and minerals. Regularly consuming dishes from fresh dandelions, local immunity increases, cholesterol levels decrease. According to herbalists, this plant has antipyretic properties and can relieve cold symptoms.

Nutritionists also note beneficial features dandelion, especially its positive effect on the stomach. Due to the fiber in the composition, the salad with these flowers is quickly digested, improves intestinal motility and metabolism. All this contributes to the removal of toxins from the body.

The fresh dandelion is most beneficial, since the concentration of valuable vitamins and minerals decreases during heat treatment. Don't miss the season and try dandelion-based dishes.

Dandelion leaves contain phosphorus, potassium, and roots contain protein, malic acid. Read more about the benefits of dandelion in the article and

O possible harm we will talk about such a salad and contraindications below.

The taste of your dish depends on the freshness of the ingredients. Remember that all the nutrients in freshly cut greens do not last long, so do not store them in the refrigerator for a long time.
Do not pick greens from the side of the road, where they are covered with a thick layer of dust. Go a little further deep into the forest belt, where car exhausts will definitely not penetrate. Choose young dandelion leaves that are light green in color.

How to remove bitterness from dandelion leaves

Large leaves taste more bitter and not everyone will like it. If you do not like the characteristic bitterness of dandelion leaves, which is often compared to the taste of arugula, then the greens can be soaked for one hour in cold salted water, and then rinsed. During this time, all the bitterness will go away and will not spoil the taste of the dish.

Dandelions can be both the main component and used as an additional one. Yellow dandelion flowers are rarely used in salads. Inflorescences are added to fragrant jam or wine, and honey is made from unopened buds. For salads, dandelion stems and its leaves are most often used.

In France and Italy, bunches of fresh flowers are sold in many supermarkets and are often substituted by natives. This choice is made for a reason, because dandelions also have a characteristic bitter taste. Dishes based on this plant are served in many restaurants and they cost a lot. I suggest you take advantage of the gifts of our nature and try to make salads from dandelion leaves.

Classic recipe

Many housewives call this salad “Vitaminka”. The dish is prepared very simply and quickly.

Ingredients:

• 3 medium sized cucumbers;
• 5-6 green onions;
• 100 ml low-fat sour cream or classic yogurt;
• salt, pepper to taste.

Dandelion leaves must be soaked for 1 hour in cold, slightly salted water, then rinsed with running water and finely chopped into strips, and grated cucumbers into strips. Now it remains to transfer the vegetables to a bowl, pour sour cream or yogurt, season with salt, pepper and sprinkle with finely chopped green onion.

You can replace the sour cream dressing with a tablespoon of olive oil.

Dandelion and nettle salad

It would seem that nettle is another type of weed grass on our garden plots. But this healing herb can be a great companion in a spring dandelion salad.

Ingredients:

• 100 g of dandelion leaves;
• 100 g of nettle;
• 1-2 cucumbers;
• 5-6 radishes;
• a bunch of green onions;
• sour cream or vegetable oil for dressing;
• salt and pepper to taste.

First you need to prepare the nettle and in order not to burn yourself, you need to scald it with boiling water.

Drain the water and let the grass dry on a paper towel. At this time, prepare the vegetables: cut the cucumber into slices and thin slices of the radish, chop the green onion finely. Transfer all the ingredients to a salad dish, season with sour cream or vegetable oil, season with salt and fragrant black pepper.

I propose to watch a detailed video recipe "Salad of dandelion leaves and nettles."

Salad with aromatic dressing

By constantly experimenting with the ingredients, you can achieve the perfect taste. I offer you a recipe for a spring salad with dressing based on spices.

Ingredients:

• a bunch of fresh dandelion leaves;
• 2 cucumbers;
• 30 ml of wine vinegar;
• a tablespoon of sugar;
• ¼ teaspoon granulated garlic;
• a pinch of salt:
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil;
• ½ teaspoon dry celery;
• a pinch of dried basil and oregano.

Rinse dandelion leaves under running water or soak in a bowl of cold water for 60 minutes to remove excess bitterness. Drain the herb in a colander, pat dry and cut into strips. Cucumber cut into slices.

In a separate bowl, combine all dry ingredients, add olive oil, wine vinegar and mix thoroughly. Place dandelion leaves, cucumbers in a deep bowl and season with fragrant sauce. Be sure to try this version of the salad, which will not leave anyone indifferent.

This is another spring salad recipe that will make up for the lack of vitamins after winter. All the components that make up the salad are very simple and affordable.

Ingredients:

• 100 g fresh dandelion leaves;
• bunch of parsley;
• 50 g of dandelion roots;
• 1 hard-boiled egg;
• tablespoon vegetable oil(olive, mustard, linseed);
• a pinch of Provence herbs;
• garlic;
• a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar;
• salt and pepper to taste.

Boil a hard-boiled egg in advance, peel it from the shell and cut into slices. Prepare dandelion leaves first, if you don't like bitterness, dry and cut it.

Root healing herb You can finely chop or grate. In a salad bowl, combine greens and dandelion root, chopped parsley, spices and salt, egg. Squeeze a clove of garlic through a crusher, season with fragrant vegetable oil. Mix thoroughly and serve. The finished dish can be decorated with yellow dandelion inflorescences.

How to Make French Dandelion Salad

I like french cuisine for simple but so delicious food. I suggest you try this hearty salad, which is prepared in many restaurants in Paris.

Ingredients:

• 300 g smoked bacon or ham;
• 100 g of dandelion leaves;
• 3 dried wheat toasts;
• 1-2 cloves of garlic;
• olive oil, salt and pepper for dressing.

As you can see, a minimum of products is required for this dish. The salad prepared according to this recipe is more satisfying and high-calorie, and it will definitely win the heart of true gourmets.

Cut into cubes and fry them in vegetable oil with the addition of chopped garlic.

Bacon or ham must be cut into thin slices and put on a well-heated frying pan. It is not necessary to add oil during frying, as fat will be released. After frying the bacon for 1-2 minutes on each side, place it on a paper towel to soak up excess fat. So you will not only reduce the number of calories, but also reduce the load on the stomach.

Place chopped dandelion greens in a salad bowl, top with bacon, add a pinch of salt and pepper, and season with a mixture of olive oil and apple cider vinegar. Sprinkle the salad with crispy breadcrumbs when serving.

Recipe for dandelion leaf salad with nuts

The calorie content of this dish will be 332 kcal, and if you are on a diet, you should take this into account. But be sure to try making a salad according to this recipe to find out how juicy greens and nuts blend perfectly.

Ingredients:

• 300-400 g of dandelion greens;
• 2-3 tablespoons of pine nuts;
• 50 ml of olive oil;
• a mixture of ground peppers;
• 2 cloves of garlic;
• 2 tablespoons of balsamic vinegar.

First, rinse the dandelion leaves, dry on a towel and chop finely. Pine nuts need to be roasted a little in a dry frying pan to reveal their delicate aroma. In a bowl, combine greens with nuts, squeeze 2 cloves of garlic and season with a mixture of balsamic vinegar and vegetable oil. Season the dish with salt, ground pepper and serve.

Dandelion salad with basil

This fragrant dish will be a great addition to baked meat, boiled potatoes.

Ingredients:

• 250 g fresh dandelion leaves;
• small head of red onion;
• 2 tomatoes;
• ½ teaspoon dried basil;
• a tablespoon of olive oil;
• coarse sea salt;
• ground pepper;
• ½ tablespoon of balsamic vinegar.

Preparing this salad is very easy. Cut the sweet red onion into half rings, and the tomatoes into cubes. In a salad bowl, mix chopped greens, vegetables, season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with basil, add olive oil and balsamic vinegar to spice up the dish.

Simple Dandelion and Carrot Salad

If you want to quickly prepare a vitamin salad, and there are no vegetables in the refrigerator, except for carrots, feel free to try this recipe.

Ingredients:

• a bunch of fresh dandelion leaves;
• 1 medium sized carrot;
• a tablespoon of pumpkin seeds;
• vegetable oil for dressing;
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice;
• salt and ground pepper.

Rinse fresh herbs and, if necessary, soak them in salted water to remove all vegetable bitterness. Lay the leaves on a paper towel and let them dry, then finely chop.

Dandelion leaves contain 85.5% water, 2-2.8% nitrogenous substances (including proteins), 0.6-0.7% fat, some fiber, mineral salts, vitamins, bitterness. It is not worth getting rid of bitterness completely - it is precisely this bitterness that dandelion owes its medicinal effect. The secret lies in the fact that only those leaves that have rounded rather than jagged edges are suitable for eating - it is better to collect them in thick grass and in the shade.
Processing dandelion leaves - remove the leaf blade from the dense central vein, and for tiny leaves, remove only the petiole; then lower the processed leaves into cold salty water for 20-30 minutes (so that all the bitterness is gone).
The buds are pickled in vinegar and used as such in salads and soups instead of capers. However, small, still dense buds inside can be eaten raw. From them, as well as from the leaves, you can cook soup, make a side dish, salads.
Beverages are prepared from inflorescences - from delicious syrup to wine.
Dandelion roots can be simply fried like potatoes. When heated, the bitterness disappears, the roots become sweetish. If the roots fried without oil are slightly overcooked, until Brown makes a good and nutritious coffee substitute.
There are several ways to get rid of an unpleasant aftertaste:
1. Bleach - time-consuming, but effective. Dandelion leaves grown in the dark are devoid of green color and bitterness. For bleaching, it is enough to cover the growing rosette with something impenetrable to light - a board, a box, a black film, in the end - an empty tin from under canned food. After a few days, the leaves under cover will turn white and stretch out a lot. Such bleached leaves retain brittleness and elasticity, more pleasant in a salad.
2. Scald with boiling water. The leaf will darken and soften, and at the same time lose some of the vitamins.
3. Soak in salt water. How long to keep dandelions in brine, decide for yourself to taste, but the finer they are cut, the faster the bitterness disappears. Usually 20 minutes is enough to get slightly bitter leaves that taste like a regular salad.

Dandelion wine 1
Ingredients: dandelion flowers 3 kg, raisins 100 g, sugar 1.25 kg, orange 1 pc., lemon 1 pc., wine yeast 3-5 g, boiled water 3 l.
Separate the flowers from the receptacle (whole flowers can also be used) and brew them with boiling water (about 1 liter). Infuse for 2-3 days, no more, so as not to turn sour. Drain the dark brown infusion, squeezing the flowers. Pour in the heated remaining water, after dissolving sugar in it and adding orange and lemon juice, raisins and yeast.
Wine yeast can be replaced with ordinary (3-5 g), but not dry from a bag. In principle, you can do without orange and lemon. Cover the dishes with gauze and leave to ferment for two days. Then, using a siphon (so that sediment does not get in), pour the wine into a large bottle, without adding about a quarter of the volume to the edge, and close it with a fermentation cork (cotton wrapped in gauze or a thin rubber glove).
After the end of fermentation, carefully pour the wine into bottles and let it mature for 3-6 months. Wine is about 3 liters.
Dandelion wine 2
Pour 1 kg of flowers with 5 liters of boiling water. Let stand for a day. Add juice and peel of 2 lemons and 1 orange, 0.5 kg of sugar per 1 kg of flowers. Cook for 20 minutes. Strain through a colander. Add ammonium phosphate and wine yeast, leave to ferment.
Dandelion wine 3
Ingredients: dandelion flowers 1 kg, lemon 2 pcs., sugar 0.5 kg, raisins 1 tbsp. spoon, water (boiling water) 3 l.
Collect flowers, clean them from green leaves. Brew with boiling water and leave for 3 days. Strain the infusion, squeeze the lemons, add sugar and raisins. Close the dishes with gauze and put for fermentation.
After the primary fermentation, pour into a large bottle along with raisins and put a rubber glove with a small hole in the finger on the neck. When fermentation stops, separate the sediment and add sugar to taste. Pour into bottles, close tightly and put in a cool dark place for four months.
Dandelion leaf salad
Squeeze the soaked dandelion leaves, finely chop. Add any greens (lettuce, dill, onion and garlic feathers, etc.) and vegetables (fresh or pickle, radishes, etc.), potatoes and boiled egg. Mix everything, season with mayonnaise and add salt.
Dandelion paste
Grind the soaked leaves with a blender, add grated cheese, add ketchup. For spiciness, you can add pickled cucumber or hot pepper (to taste).
Dandelion flower jelly
200 g of dandelion flowers, 100 g of lemon or orange finely chopped with peel (without seeds that give bitterness) are placed in an enameled pan, 0.5 l of water is poured. Bring to a boil, add 500 g of fructose or 800 g of sugar, and then simmer for an hour and a half over low heat with the lid open. Then it is poured into jars, cooled (until jelly is formed) and closed with a plastic lid. The product can be stored for a long time in a dark, cool place.
Dandelion honey
Ingredients: dandelion flowers - 300 pcs., 1-2 lemons, 1.5 kg of sugar in 2 cups of water.
Separate the petals from the stalks, put them in boiling syrup (sugar and water). Add grated lemon, mix, cook over low heat for 30 minutes. Let it brew for 12 hours, boil again for 15 minutes. Strain the resulting honey through cheesecloth. Squeeze out the flowers and discard. Cool the mass and pour into jars. Take 1 teaspoon 3 times a day.
Jam "seven minutes"
Ingredients: dandelion (flowers) - 360 pieces, water (cold) - 2 cups, sugar - 7 cups.
Rinse about 360 May dandelion flowers with sepals, but without a stem, pour two glasses of cold water and boil for 2 minutes from the moment of boiling. Put cheesecloth in 4 layers on a colander, put dandelions on it and squeeze them thoroughly. Pour 7 cups of sugar into the squeezed water, put on fire and, with continuous stirring, bring the sugar to complete dissolution. Boil the syrup for 7 minutes, counting from the beginning of boiling. The jam is ready.

Tatyana Lyamzina, radio host:

I had a story when I lay in a cast for a long time, fell into depression, gained excess weight. Everything was not nice, I didn’t want to go to the mirror.

And then I thought that I should go to the country and gain some strength, some spring emotions. I just came across an article in a magazine that talked about cleansing the body with the help of dandelions.

1. The first two weeks need to be used flowers, just the very yellow ones that delight us all. Pick them up, dry them a little so that they wilt. Then we take 2 tbsp. flowers and fill them with boiling water (half a liter). We let it brew for about forty minutes, then we filter it all and drink 100 grams an hour before meals.

A little bitter, but it's useful. Bitterness is both choleretic, diuretic, and laxative - just what you need to cleanse the body.

2. Second recipe - used leaves dandelion. First, we wash them and soak them for half an hour in salted water so that they are not so bitter. And then we chop them with a knife and fill them with kefir. A little cumin, pepper for taste and stimulation. We get both a vitamin cocktail and a choleretic agent.

In two weeks, I felt that I was finally starting to come to life.

Gennady Malakhov:

I know a similar salad, but it will be even tastier.

We take dandelion leaves, cut them. But we also rub a bright red apple on a coarse grater. Add some honey, vegetable oil. And spices to taste.

Taisiya Kobeleva:

I have been drinking dandelion for twenty years.

And before that, my liver hurt. The doctors diagnosed him with cholecystitis. They forbade me to eat salty, fried, fatty, smoked - everything that I then loved.

And I went to the village to my grandmother, who lived for 85 years. And she drank dandelion juice. And of course she recommended him to me.

It was spring, we collected dandelions, and we took them whole - along with flowers, leaves, stems, roots. Washed, dried and squeezed juice out of them. Mixed juice with sugar one by one. For preservation, one tenth of vodka was added.

This syrup can stand up to three years. Stored in the refrigerator.

It's ready in two weeks. You need to take syrup 2-4 tbsp. in a day. And, preferably, the first spoon on an empty stomach, and the rest - before meals during the day.

Very tasty, very fragrant and very healthy. We can say that it is the "elixir of life". He helped me cope with cholecystitis.

Gennady Malakhov:

Dandelion juice is used as the most biologically active substance to cleanse the liver, to normalize its function, to normalize bile formation. And due to this, liver cells are restored.

Natalya Kovaleva, phytotherapist:

Dandelion practically has no contraindications.

There are only two contraindications: individual intolerance and a tendency to diarrhea.

Dandelion can be given at any age. It really is the elixir of life. It has a powerful positive effect on the liver. And the liver is directly responsible for the state of the kidneys, heart, brain, lymphatic system, hormonal system.

The use of dandelion prevents the development of the following diseases:

• atherosclerosis,
• hypertonic disease,
• diseases of the liver, gallbladder,
• metabolic disease,
• obesity,
• skin diseases.

In addition, dandelion juice has a very powerful antitumor effect. That is, it is universal as well as wild rose.

I will also talk about good recipe from dandelion. It is called the "elixir of longevity".

To do this, we collect only flowers, pluck them and immediately put them in a jar. Why? Because dandelion pollen contains a huge amount of vitamins. Such as C, E, A, B vitamins and many other useful substances.

We lay the flowers in layers of 3-4 cm and sprinkle with a layer of sugar in 1 cm. Fill the jar up to half and tamp it down. And so we continue until we fill the jar to the brim. We close it with a lid. Everything.

In addition to the fact that this recipe has a multivitamin tonic effect, it also has anti-inflammatory, choleretic, wound healing, immunoregulatory, diuretic effects. It is very good to use it for various hepatic, intestinal and renal colic.

Reception:

• Add a teaspoon to tea or water.
• We just breed and drink to health.

Julia Aksyonova:

At one time, dandelion oil helped me a lot to treat burns. There is such a famous "healing recipe". It also helps in the treatment of abrasions, cuts.

Dandelion oil:

For 200 gr. unrefined sunflower oil, take ten dandelion flowers. Cut half of an onion head. Boil this for ten minutes over low heat. Leave overnight. And in the morning strain through several layers of gauze.

Everything, dandelion oil is ready. Keep refrigerated.

This oil is also good for hemorrhoids.

Valentina Kutlubaeva:

I have a recipe for oil already from dandelion leaves and also in vegetable oil. They can heal burns in 24 hours.

For cooking, you need to take only the leaves. They do not need to be washed, but simply wiped with a clean cloth. Therefore, the lowest part of the leaves, which is always dirty, needs to be cut off.

Next, cut the prepared dandelion leaves and pour unrefined sunflower oil. The leaves must be completely covered with oil, otherwise the prominent leaves will turn black. To prevent this, I press them on top with currant sprigs, laying a cross on a cross.

Under no circumstances should the lid be closed.

We put the jar on a plate so that the oil rising from heating does not smear your window sill.

Place in the lightest spot where you get the most sun. Put a note next to it stating when you made the butter.

After two weeks, take and filter through 2-3 layers of gauze. Be sure to pour into dark dishes and close tightly.

Store in a cool place. Shelf-life Unlimited.

When treating a burn, smear it every hour. Significant relief occurs within 24 hours.

Gennady Malakhov:

I think we need dandelion oil all the time. It turns out that the same oil can be used internally. One tablespoon of oil can be consumed before meals and it will improve digestion.

This oil can be moistened with a cloth and applied to the affected areas of the skin of the body for those who suffer from some skin diseases, in particular eczema.

Tatyana Lvovna Larina, dermatologist:

With severe burns of 3-4 degrees, this oil will no longer help. If this is a 1-2 degree burn, then dandelion oil really promotes healing very well. The fact is that dandelions, namely the leaves, contain a lot of biologically active substances, minerals, microelements.

As for dandelion flowers, you need to be very careful with them, because allergic reactions often occur on them.

Rimma Nozdreva:

I suffered so much hypertension, the pressure rose to 200. My doctor said: "Try dandelion." And I obeyed.

The recipe is:

• We take three tablespoons of calendula,
• Two tablespoons of dandelion root
• Rosehip - if ground, then 5 tablespoons, and if whole fruits, then more.
• Liter of hot water.

This broth insist in a thermos. After an hour, you can already take it. Add honey.

When I feel bad, I make this infusion and start taking half a glass before meals. The tone is restored, the pressure becomes 120 to 80.

Nadezhda Nozdreva:

Dig up dandelion roots. We dry them in the oven until brown, so that they become hard and brittle. Roast them lightly for a savory, coffee-like flavor. Next, grind the roots into powder. Pour a spoonful of the resulting powder with boiling water and let it brew.

If everything is done correctly, the resulting drink will be very similar in color to coffee. And it tastes like chicory.

And with this infusion you can wean yourself from the habit of drinking coffee. At the same time, it also has a healing effect.

In addition to being an amazing medicine, dandelion can also be poisonous.

Elena Malankina, candidate of biological sciences:

Like all plants, dandelion is also prone to the accumulation of certain trace elements.
And when it grows in a meadow, in nature, in clean soil, the amount of these trace elements is very, very small.

But when it grows in the city next to industrial enterprises, next to the exhaust gases of cars, then, accordingly, the dandelion begins to accumulate lead, zinc, and copper. Can you imagine, if you take lead for six months, then such treatment will not benefit, but harm!

In order for dandelion to bring only benefits, it must be collected at least 30-40 km from large cities, from large enterprises and no closer than 200 m from major highways.

Dandelion Salad:

Finely cut dandelions, sorrel, nettles and everything that grows in your garden. Add a hard-boiled egg, maybe two. And we season it all with either butter or yogurt. Salad ready.

Gennady Malakhov:

More recipe: It is necessary to take 200 gr. dandelion flowers, pour them one and a half liters of boiling water. Insist for a day and then strain. Then add one and a half kg of sugar and make jam. And add another lemon. It turns out dandelion honey.

Irina Ortman, singer:

As a teenager, when spring came, I got freckles. I loved to sunbathe, and spent the whole summer in the village with my grandmother. She, seeing my worries about freckles, said that lotion could be made from dandelions.

Dandelion lotion: One by one, pour dandelion flowers with vodka and insist 21 days. Then we filter and dilute with water so as not to burn the skin.

From the TV program "Malakhov +"

Dandelion salad is not quite the usual dish, but tasty and very healthy. By combining this plant with other spring greens, you can create a real vitamin bomb. Just such dishes should be present on the table in the spring-summer period in order to saturate the body with useful substances.

How to make dandelion salad?

At first glance, there is nothing difficult in preparing this simple dish. This is partly true. But there are some nuances that you need to know in order for the food to turn out to be truly tasty and healthy. Many are concerned about the question of how to remove bitterness from dandelions for salad. The answer to this and other interesting questions is given below.

1. The bitterness of the leaves will go away if you soak them for 20 minutes in water with salt.
2. Another way to get rid of bitterness is to dip the leaves for 2 minutes in boiling water, and then pour over with cold water.
3. Plants should be collected only in ecologically clean places. Plants that grow along the road are categorically not suitable for eating.

Dandelion leaf salad is a great addition to any meal. It is especially good in combination with meat dishes. From the indicated number of components you will get 1 large serving. If it is necessary to prepare a larger portion of the treat, the number of components used is increased. Ingredients:

• cucumber - 1 pc.;
• dandelion leaves - 1 bunch;
• seeds - 1 tbsp. the spoon;
• crackers;
• honey, mustard, wine vinegar, soy sauce - 1 teaspoon each;
• olive oil - 20 ml.

Cooking

1. Dandelion leaves are washed, dried and chopped.
2. Chop the cucumber into small slices.
3. Mix the ingredients, add the dressing ingredients, seeds and mix well.
4. Before serving, sprinkle the dandelion salad with croutons.

Dandelion Flower Salad - Recipe

Not only leaves are used for food, but also flowers of a useful plant. Dandelion flower salad not only has a beneficial effect on the body, but also looks great on the table, delighting your eyes appearance. If desired, this salad can be supplemented with your favorite herbs. The taste of the dish will only benefit from this.

Ingredients:

• dandelion flowers - 20 pcs.;
• vegetable oil - 50 ml;
• green lettuce leaves - 5 pcs.;
• lemon juice - 20 ml;
• salt.

Cooking

1. The flowers are washed and mixed with lettuce, torn into pieces.
2. Add salt, lemon juice and oil.
3. Everything is well stirred and a salad of dandelion flowers is served at the table.

Dandelion and nettle salad

Dandelion and nettle leaf salad is a storehouse of vitamins and other useful substances in which the body so needs in the spring. Nettle, like other greens, is better to use young. And so that she does not burn her hands, she must first be doused with boiling water, and only then, without fear, start working with her.

Ingredients:

• dandelion leaves - 50 g;
• nettle - 50 g;
• green onion feathers - 50 g;
• radish - 100 g;
• olive oil - 3 tbsp. spoons;
• lemon juice, soy sauce - 20 ml each;
• parsley - 20 g.

Cooking

1. For dressing, olive oil is mixed with lemon juice, soy sauce, pepper and salt.
2. Grind nettle along with dandelion leaves, parsley and green onions.
3. Radishes are chopped into strips or cubes.
4. Combine all ingredients, add dressing, mix and serve.

Salad of goutweed and dandelions

Salad of goutweed, nettle and dandelion harmonizes very well with meat dishes, especially with kebabs. Greens neutralize the fat content of meat and give the body a pleasant feeling of lightness. You can put more gouts in the salad, because this green has a mild taste and goes well with other ingredients.

Ingredients:

• gout - 100 g;
• young nettle leaves - 50 g;
• dandelion leaves - 50 g;
• cucumbers - 400 g;
• tomatoes - 500 g;
• vegetable oil.

Cooking

1. Nettle, gout and dandelion leaves are crushed.
2. Tomatoes and cucumbers are chopped into slices.
3. Combine the components, season with salt, pepper with vegetable oil, stir and serve the dandelion salad to the table.

Not only leaves with flowers can be eaten. The roots of the plant have also found their use in cooking. Dandelion root and carrot salad is served warm. The taste of the dish is very similar. If desired, this unusual appetizer can be sprinkled with your favorite greens when serving.

Ingredients:

• dandelion roots - 2 pcs.;
• carrots - 1 pc.;
• vegetable oil - 2 tbsp. spoons;
• soy sauce - 50 ml.

Cooking

1. Dandelion roots and carrots are washed, peeled and cut into cubes.
2. First, dandelion roots are fried in vegetable oil for about 5 minutes.
3. Add carrots and cook for another 5 minutes.
4. Sprinkle vegetables with soy sauce, add a little water and simmer over low heat for about 15 minutes.

Dandelion leaf salad with egg is not only very healthy, but also appetizing and nutritious. Instead of kvass and lemon juice, you can use sour cream. It will also be very tasty. Instead of chicken eggs you can take quail, then the dish will look more interesting.

Ingredients:

• nettle leaves - 100 g;
• dandelion leaves - 100 g;
• kvass - 2 tbsp. spoons;
• vegetable oil - 3 tbsp. spoons;
• lemon juice - 1 tbsp. the spoon;
• egg - 2 pcs.

Cooking

1. Nettle and dandelion leaves are washed, dried and finely chopped.
2. The egg is cut into small cubes.
3. The ingredients are combined, salted to taste, seasoned with a mixture of butter, kvass, lemon juice and stirred.
4. Immediately, a salad with dandelion nettles is served at the table.

Dandelion salad, the recipe of which is presented below, is common in French cuisine. An unusual combination of greens, eggs, garlic and spicy dressing create a very appetizing delicacy that goes well with. The number of components in the salad can be changed at your discretion.

Ingredients:

• young dandelion leaves - 50 g;
• garlic - 5 cloves;
• eggs - 3 pcs.;
• olive oil;
• juice of half a lemon;
• Dijon mustard - 1 teaspoon;
• salt;
• red pepper flakes.

Cooking

1. Dandelion leaves are washed, dried and torn into small pieces by hand.
2. The eggs are hard boiled and each cut into 6 pieces.
3. Place eggs and dandelion leaves in a salad bowl.
4. The garlic is cut into thin slices and fried in olive oil.
5. Pour the contents of the pan into a salad bowl, salt, pour in lemon juice, sprinkle with pepper, put mustard, knead and immediately serve a salad of young dandelion leaves to the table.

Dandelion Salad - Chinese Recipe

Chinese dandelion salad is a very easy dish to prepare. If you want to add sourness to it, you can add lemon juice or a little wine vinegar to taste. And so that vegetables and herbs have time to soak in the marinade, it is better to serve the salad to the table not immediately, but 20 minutes after cooking.

Ingredients:

• young dandelion leaves - 500 g;
• carrots - 1 pc.;
• garlic - 1 clove;
• soy sauce - 2 tbsp. spoons;
• vegetable oil;
• sesame.

Cooking

1. Dandelion leaves are torn into pieces by hand.
2. Carrots are washed, peeled and rubbed on a Korean salad grater.
3. Garlic is chopped into thin strips.
4. Mix all ingredients and stir.
5. Dress the dandelion salad with soy sauce, oil and sprinkle with sesame seeds.

What is the benefit of dandelion salad?

When eating a particular dish, one must take into account not only its taste and personal preferences, but also how it affects human health. from the use of which can affect the body, will be discussed further. First, we will talk about useful properties, because there are much more of them than harm.

1. The plant has choleretic, diaphoretic, antiviral and analgesic properties.
2. The beneficial effect on the body is due to the content of vitamins A, C, B, PP, calcium, selenium, chromium, potassium, and iron in the plant.
3. Dandelions are useful for nursing mothers due to their lactogenic properties.
4. Regular consumption of dandelion greens strengthens the immune system, cleanses the blood, lowers cholesterol and reduces the risk of cancer.

The harmful properties of this plant are much less. The body can suffer from its use only in cases where there is an individual intolerance to this product or there are serious diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, such as a stomach ulcer or gastritis with high acidity.

Dandelion: properties and benefits of a solar healer. Dandelion Recipes.

Hello! Today we'll talk about useful plant, like dandelion, about its properties, and its benefits for our body. We will learn how to cook a salad from this solar healer and cook jam that will help to treat and prevent liver diseases.

In the pursuit of health, we often turn to overseas herbs and drugs, not noticing that everything we need is literally under our feet, which generously rewarded our Russian land mother nature.

Dandelion is one of the numerous and "strong" plants, which has long been considered the elixir of life.

Dandelion contains substances such as magnesium, manganese, potassium, sodium, iron, copper, potassium, vitamins A.C.F and group B.

The beneficial properties of dandelion include the ability of this bright flower to remove toxins from our body, prevent diabetes, obesity, destroy gallstones, clean the ducts, stimulate the activity of the cardiovascular system, treat gastritis and beriberi. The latter is so characteristic of all of us in the spring.

Dandelion includes such a variety of useful properties that you begin to understand why it is called a life elixir: it is a laxative choleretic property, and it cleanses the body, expectorant, blood-purifying ...

They help lower blood cholesterol levels and are used as an anti-sclerotic agent. dandelion leaves and roots.

What is confusing about using dandelion is that it bitterness , but we will learn how to clean it!

Dandelion bitterness improves the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract, promotes faster and better digestion of food., improves metabolism. The result is more strength and energy.

Dandelion cleanses the kidneys diuretic , but unlike medicines, it does not remove potassium, which makes its use even more valuable.

Works great on nervous system : tones, soothes, uplifts, improves overall tone..

Perhaps you can’t describe all the beneficial properties of dandelion, but what you have already learned will most likely be enough to “respect” this noxious weed for summer residents and a wonderful solar healer for everyone who cares about their health without resorting to dangerous chemical medicines.

How to remove bitterness from dandelion.

There are several ways:

1. We direct a strong saline solution and hold a dandelion there for 20 minutes. The bitterness goes away, only a slightly bitter taste, similar to the taste of lettuce leaves, remains.

2. The main bitterness is contained in the green bract: just remove it.

3. Dandelion roots are used to make a coffee substitute. In a frying pan, the roots are fried without oil until brownish-golden. Bitterness disappears when heated. Then they grind it in a coffee grinder. A great healthy drink is ready!

The roots are also fried in oil, like fried potatoes.

Dandelion recipes.

Dandelion jam for the treatment and prevention of liver diseases.

We tear off 300-400 pieces of yellow dandelion inflorescences. Fill with water and let stand overnight.

Add 1 kg of sugar, 1-2 finely chopped lemons (possible with peel), 1 teaspoon of citric acid and cook for another 5 minutes.

Remove from heat as soon as the jam becomes similar in color to honey.

Cool, filter through gauze or a fine sieve and boil the resulting mass for 1-2 minutes. We chill again. Dandelion jam goto.

We apply preferably on an empty stomach, in the morning, dissolving in a glass of green tea or milk thistle.

Milk thistle with dandelion will cleanse the liver and toxins harmful substances, act as an anti-inflammatory and choleretic agent.

It is also an excellent remedy for the prevention of bronchitis and asthma.

Eat at least 2 tablespoons. Your liver will be clean and healthy.

Dandelion salad.

50 g of crushed young dandelion leaves, 5 g of vegetable oil, a little lemon juice.

Leaves are not soaked. Serve immediately after preparation.

Revitalizing dandelion tea.

Collect young dandelions at the beginning of flowering. Use the entire above ground part of the flower. Dry it. Useful brew is ready.

1 tbsp to 1 cup boiling water. We insist 1 hour. We filter.

We drink 20-30 ml 2 or 3 times a day half an hour before meals.

We use tea for no more than 2 weeks.

Winter vitamin dressing "Solar energy."

Dandelion flowers should be almost open.

We put them in a glass jar, pouring sugar in a 1: 2 ratio in layers. We put in the refrigerator.

The resulting syrup is taken 1-2 teaspoons 30 minutes before meals.

This is not all, but the main beneficial properties of a beautiful plant called "dandelion". We use, thank nature, become healthy and happy)

Be always healthy and happy!