Foraging Fun: Wild Dandelion Greens

Caution: Do not eat any wild plant without consulted a trained specialist or being properly educated on what is safe to eat and what is not.

Wild foraging is on my HOT LIST right now. I am very eager to learn beyond the basics of foraging. I live in an area filled with nature parks & reserves, creeks and some wood spots which is prime for foraging. You can even forage your own yard, little did most of you know - those weeds are packed with nutrition!!!

On our way into the beach I discovered a beautiful patch of young and tender dandelion greens. Dandelion greens are one of the easiest and safest wild foods to identify and forage. Dandelion greens are a nutritional powerhouse. For more info on their healing offerings:

http://www.thegreenguide.com/doc/96/dandelion

"Nutritonal Highlights: Dandelion greens are a nutritional powerhouse. The plant has been used since antiquity as a diuretic, a liver tonic, to treat skin conditions and a whole host of other health problems.

They are packed with vitamins and minerals. One cup of cooked dandelion greens has more calcium than a cup of cottage cheese but only 34 calories. It provides 12% of the fiber, 19% of the iron and 28% of the Vitamin C that (averaging for adults and children) the USDA suggests that we get in our diets each day. Dandelion provides more vitamin A than an equal amount of kale, collard greens or summer squash, giving you 85% of the daily recommended intake.

The one cup serving also contains 2.1 grams of protein, many minerals including potassium, magnesium and phosphorous as well as vitamin E, thiamin, riboflavin, B-6 and folate."

They really do detox and yes I can say variations of that word lol In the video I was having a brain fart as to what variation to use "detoxificant" would of suited my fancy just fine lol

Next time you see a pretty puffy princess dressed in white, aka blow and make a wish flower, pay it respect and wish for some wonderful bitter dandelion greens. Accept their healing energy and thank it for it's offerings.

Not sure where to find them? If you can't forage them wild, they may be growing in your yard. If not, try growing them in your garden. You can also find them at your local farmer's market which is another great option for food. Support local, organic farmers. If all else fails, you can easily find them at your local grocery store.

Try a wonderful salad of dandelion greens and raw tahini dressing, check out my instructional videos, pt 1-3:

Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ts16xoBxl20

Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkcz6nUrZRk

Part 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18s4tIP6xhM

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[peppernme]

My mother grew up on a farm in Maine, so she often told me how they had dandelion greens fresh from the fields. (Side note: She was born in 1937 and it was a time and place when oranges were the special treat for Christmas. So much has changed...)

My parents' birds used to eat lettuce and dandelions, but my new birds don't like them. :(

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[kealiiballao]

Make sure you wash it well! Don't know where all those dogs Pee!

[MyOwnStickFigure]

You bring up a very good point. I ended up NOT foraging them on the way back from the shore. Why? because I realized that a lot of the birds probably poop and it was around an area where the seaman wash dead fish they just caught. What goes into the soil, goes into the foods, goes into you. So with that being said, I'm better off foraging them in a field then this location. I did wonder if they had a tad bit of salty flavor though since they are growing near the ocean!

[Southerngrace1984]

Sounds like it would be yummy in a big salad!

[MyOwnStickFigure]

Yes! I'm going to get a kiddie pool and make a huge salad and invite all my YT friends to come over for a salad party LOLOLOL

[pieface202]

eww i would NOT want to eat that

[brockpierce1984]

Dandelion is certainly a great plant for salads or as spinach and soup.

But you can also use the root of the plant as a coffee substitute.

Taste a bit differently and you ve got to get used to it!

Chop the root in little pieces and then roast them in a frying pan with little or no oil...or in a baking oven for around 20min on 200 degrees till its all crusty brown.

Then you can grind them and use as regular coffee.

Also nice taste and detox your body!

[BobsterNinja]

its better to have the dandellin leave wen the flowers havent grown yet and wen the flowers are grown...you can eat them

[TheDesertGardener]

you can eat 100% of the dandylion but the leaves are the most nutritous

[thar34]

Can you eat the stem?

[Pimporly]

i feed dandilon greens to my pet rhino iguana

[kealiiballao]

True that! Also the sea isnt as clean as we would like to think it is....