Dandelion Greens 101 | how to cook dandelion greens

Everything you need to know about buying, storing, prepping, and cooking dandelion greens.

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[mviera]

One tip using this green... If you don't like the bitter taste, try blanching it for few seconds til wilts then squeeze most of liquid out then season with sesame oil, toasted sesame seeds, soy sauce, garlic, red pepper and salt and pepper to taste. Massage with your hands a bit and serve with rice. I just made some and it's delicious! :). Not much bitterness at all! I love bitter foods anyway since its good for you! Thanks for the video!

[oreogiri]

Greetings from Bangalore, India.

I grew Dandelion greens by chance, actually thinking they are arugula. And thought so for quite some time even though the peppery taste associated with arugula was missing. Not being in a very salad savvy environment I have been learning about salad greens as I go along.

Then I found arugula in a fancy grocery shop and realised the difference. Searched internet and found that what I was growing was Dandelion greens.

By then I had been eating dandelion greens raw in roasted beet salad with feta cheese...and I had come to love it. I will continue that, plus I saw your recipe for sautéing it with soy sauce here. And I have found that it tastes delicious with scrambled egg as well...

Thank you for explaining about the nutritional value of these greens.

[terrace]

something I found out by experimenting: if you wrap a double layer of paper towels around the greens then put them in the plastic bag they will not wilt or become brown as fast. love your video. thank you.

[EngrLethA]

I love fresh dandeloin for our morning salad, mixed with olive oil and lemon juice, topped with grilled chicken, few raisins, red onions and tomatoes, but expect urinating more after an hour. This is total cleansing vegie. Good for your liver and all. Thank you Dani.

[beerrunner]

When I was a kid growing up in Germany we ate them raw. Vinaigrette dressing and fry up some bacon bits. Mix it up with the dressing and bacon, then pour some bacon grease over it and mix it up again. I still do it that way today. As far as butter lettuce goes I think this is the best lettuce on the planet. Here is a dressing that was passed down to me. No measuring cups needed, just taste it as you go. All you need is Mayonnaise, vinegar, sugar, and dill weed. Mix it up to the taste you like. If the vinegar flavor is to strong just add a bit more sugar. This is an old German way of doing this. Have fun.

[destiny]

As a child I used to go with my Mom in the fields and pick them. I always picked the baby ones because in a salad they are delicious. We always steam and saute' the bigger ones..
Yummy !!! Thank you for bringing back my childhood memories...

[joycehandersonfriends]

After seeing your video, I decided to simply quickly fry a tiny amount of dandelions leaves and their flowers that I grabbed up in just a minute from my lawn. I added butter and garlic salt, and then I served them with soy sauce and was shocked at how great they tasted. So tomorrow in daylight, I shall gather a large pile of wild dandelions and try out your recipe. Thanks for the idea. I had only been adding them to smoothies for their nutrition. I didn't realize they might actually taste good cooked. Thanks!

[Aarielle]

Just picked some fresh from area in back yard that was safe. I made a salad with some chopped cabbage and tossed with dressing. Dressing: 2tlbsp of raspberry vinaigrette dressing
1tsp white vinegar
1tblsp sugar
1/2 tsp soy sauce
2tblsp olive oil or more
1tsp mayo
Salt and pepper to taste
Whisk and pour over
It was so good

[brendaarchambault]

Nice. My mother would cook the dandelion greens in water, changing the water at least twice.
Ever freeze the greens for useing them in winter.

[aebrown]

I love when I search the Internet and find help. Thanks
Clean & Delicious
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[Lovesss_]

First time using these nutritious greens and I decided to put them into my Mexican Albóndiga soup and there was barely any taste to them but it paired well with the cilantro bunch I threw in 👌🏼definitely will be incorporating these greens into more of my meals

[jmbear]

trying for my first time today. thank you for the help.

[Absolutely_Cece]

My family are German and Pennsylvania Dutch. My grandmother wilted these greens with sugared vinegar bacon grease and chopped bacon. She would make homemade bread and sop up the bacon grease and put a bunch of greens and onion on a peice of warm bread and it was delicious!

[darleneachille]

This is like the Best Food in the World, the benefits are astronomical and endless! I think im going to get addicted to Dandelion & i never want to be Sober!!! Nice Video! 😁

[lovemidnight]

Eating them as a salad right now with one's I just picked from my own yard, made my favorite olive oil honey mustard dressing to go right on top. Yum!

[xhesialiaj]

My FAVORITE greens! I blanch them in boiling water for about 2 mins then after draining them I add some olive oil, salt and lemon juice and eat like that. Great!

[lisalovelylpa]

Yummy .. I put garlic and olive oil on them and a tiny dash of salt. Eat it as a salad or as a sandwich, on French bread. I even have made dandelion burritos. I buy mine in the store, in the old days we picked them in grandmas yard.
The bitter is the good part !!! LoL
The stems are yummy ! I only cut off the very bottom of the stems, because they are hard to clean, so, just chop them off.

[jackdawson]

I think i just saw the best cooking video in the world!!! Realy, you should have a own cooking show. Thanks for the video!

[stevespanos]

A wonderful video and helpful too. I thank you for this recipe. My grandmothers' favourite greens.

[auspiciousdragons]

just had me a nice salad tonight with a bunch of dandelion greens and fresh spinach.. so awesome i used oil and nutritional yeast to take the bite of the bitter with some fresh organic orange juice on it so yummy! love dandelions so much energy after you eat them.:)