Spring greens are still plentiful. But some of them, like dandelions, have started to flower and go to seed, making them less desirable. This video compares some dandelion plants to show what I look for in deciding whether to pick them or pass. Klutzy Gardener helps out, but is still picking up pointers about harvesting efficiently, clean, and organized. We also cover some tips for picking dock and then add some plantain to the harvest bowl.
Back in the kitchen, I go through the usual process of sorting and parboiling the dandelions, dock, and plantain before cooking them. I cook the greens in the second pot of boiling water for about 30 minutes. To see more detail about how that's done, check out my videos on Spring Greens and Potlkker.
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I make two meals with this batch of greens. One uses the greens, cooked with onion and elephant garlic, adding only some salt and crushed red pepper. The other uses some of the greens and the potlikker from the cook pot as a base for a soup. The soup has potatoes, carrots, squash, baked beans, and Field Roast apple-sage vegetarian sausage. Both are really tasty!
I hope you are able to enjoy spring greens, where ever you are. They are real food for regular people. You can't buy 'em, but you can get 'em for free!
Dock: Rumex crispus, Family Polygonaceae (buckwheat family)
Dandelion: Taraxacum officianale, Family Asteraceae
Plantain: Platago lanceolata Family: Plantaginaceae
Music:
"Running Amok" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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