Dandelions - Not Only Weeds
By Anna
@LadyDuck (470823)
Switzerland
April 3, 2016 1:47am CST
Spring has started and dandelions are showing everywhere in the gardens.
Instead of pulling out those weeds and throw in the bin, eat them.
The tender leaves can be added to green salads.
You can also sautee them in olive oil with garlic and lemon, or make fritters using the dandelions blossoms.
The flowers can be also used to prepare a delicious honey.
Have you ever tried the dandelions for cooking?
If you want to make the dandelion honey, this is the link to my recipe:
http://ladyduckblog.blogspot.ch/2016/04/dandelion-honey-recipe.html
Thank you to my friend @Ruby3881 for reminding that I published this recipe.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
3 Apr 16
Oh no @jaboUK , but they're so pretty.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
3 Apr 16
I once drank some tea that was made from dandelions. I didn't like the taste and it didn't agree with me. I felt ill afterwards and so had to stop consuming the blend.
As a child I would pick them and then rub them between my fingers until they were yellow stain on my hands.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
3 Apr 16
@LadyDuck It was very bitter but it also made me feel feverish. I don't remember the brand's name, but it was store bought. That could have been part of it, I am not sure.
I bet the green blossoms would have been great capers.
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@LadyDuck (470823)
• Switzerland
3 Apr 16
@ScribbledAdNauseum Yes, the green blossoms almost taste like capers, you can keep them several days covered with coarse salt.
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@allknowing (135331)
• India
3 Apr 16
@LadyDuck Different situations at different places. Wish what grew that way in my garden was edible too (lol)
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@Hate2Iron (15727)
• Canada
4 Apr 16
If they start... you will have them for a lifetime but the yellow flowers are incredibly pretty!!
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
4 Apr 16
I never knew you could eat dandelions or use it for cooking! But then again, I don't cook.
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
4 Apr 16
@LadyDuck I wish I had a passion to cook ~ I would save a lot more money that way. I give up because the foods I make don't turn out good... I need to try harder
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@LadyDuck (470823)
• Switzerland
4 Apr 16
@infatuatedbby You need to try to cook something that you really like and try until it comes out exactly as you like it. You can do it.
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
4 Apr 16
The only time I tried them in a salad, they seemed very bitter.
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@LadyDuck (470823)
• Switzerland
4 Apr 16
@JamesHxstatic No James, this is something that is abundant everywhere.
@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
4 Apr 16
@LadyDuck I may try them again. There is no shortage around here.
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@Fishmomma (11377)
• United States
25 Feb 17
I am behind on weeding. Hoping to catch up soon. Have a good week.
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@Fishmomma (11377)
• United States
25 Feb 17
@LadyDuck I hope to be doing the same thing. Sunday its suppose to rain, so we will see how long that lasts.
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@LadyDuck (470823)
• Switzerland
25 Feb 17
@Fishmomma Today is a beautiful sunny day, but it's not warm enough to work outside.
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@Bluedoll (16773)
• Canada
17 Apr 16
I used to like eating while gardening and found some dandelions heads to be sweet if they are fresh and ready for picking. Kept mine out of the garden but around the yard though. Even if they end up in compost bin still useful. First tried them after my geese (walking lawn mowers) showed me they had a taste for them.
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
4 Apr 16
I have eaten dandelion greens but find them a little too bitter for my tastes.
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@Butchcass4 (5895)
• United States
23 Jun 16
I used to eat dandelion greens when I was a kid. I'd put butter and salt on them and Oh my were they ever good eaten, yummy. Thanks for the reminder
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@LadyDuck (470823)
• Switzerland
28 Jun 16
@Butchcass4 We use capers for cooking, on top of some pizzas and in other dishes.
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@Butchcass4 (5895)
• United States
27 Jun 16
@LadyDuck Wow thats very cool. What do you put them on or do you just eat them? How do you eat them?
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@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
3 Apr 16
We don't dare where I live. Who knows what the HOA gardeners put on the grass? It would not be safe to eat them. Also, neighbors let their dogs pee and poo on our lawns. Ick.
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@youless (112481)
• Guangzhou, China
3 Apr 16
I don't know this is the dandelion because it looks quite differently than the dandelion here. This flower looks more like the wild chrysanthemum for me. We have a type of tea which made from chrysanthemum. It tastes better with sugar. As to dandelion, I don't know it has so many usages. Perhaps this type is different and you can use it for so many aspects.
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
31 May 16
Dandelion honey - now I've seen it all!
Lovely photo! Thanks for sharing!!!
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
1 Jun 16
@LadyDuck seriously? Why? Allergic?
Honey is one of the foods that do not soil. Worth keeping a couple of bottles of honey just in case there is a zombie apocalypse and food becomes scarce.
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@LadyDuck (470823)
• Switzerland
1 Jun 16
@allen0187 I do not like the taste, I am not allergic, but I really do not like honey.
@besweet (9859)
• Ireland
3 Apr 16
Hello! I didn't know that there are so many wonderful things to do with dandelions! I live in an apartment now and don't have a garden. But I will pick up some flowers to make your recipe when I visit my parents for Easter! They have a large field outside our home at the countryside so I am sure there will be plenty of dandelions!
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@besweet (9859)
• Ireland
4 Apr 16
@LadyDuck Good idea! I will ask my friend who has a little garden if there are any at her place! I live in the city center and it's hard to find non-polluted plants here! I visited the beach yesterday but I didn't think about gathering some flowers..
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
3 Apr 16
I have always been a fan of Dandelions @LadyDuck . I don't consider them a weed but a beautiful flower. I will cut several to put in a vase to put on my kitchen counter.
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@LadyDuck (470823)
• Switzerland
3 Apr 16
@nanette64 Yes, and when I mow the lawn they come into my nostrils, thing that I hate.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
3 Apr 16
@LadyDuck That is the one thing about Dandelions, those seeds spread fast.
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