Spring
Dandelion Greens Salad
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Elizabeth W.
March 22, 2018
This was really yummy. I did not have leeks so crisped up one whole shallot in butter, and added a second whole shallot to the cooked bacon (leaving bacon in the pan). I only used one T of maple syrup. My friend's 13-yr-old gamer son lapped it up. Great result!
Blissful B.
May 4, 2013
There's something kind of fun about foraging in your own backyard. This is my first experience eating dandelion greens; thanks for making them tasty! (Although I still had to chase my salad with a teaspoon of honey, but since it was raw honey, I figure that's as medicinal as the greens!)
emery
April 17, 2013
Dandelions are my favorite spring green --it's not spring 'till i've had a salad. wild and free .
hardlikearmour
April 5, 2012
This salad rocks! Just made it for supper with a few minor alterations due to poor grocery shopping skills and laziness. Used a mix of red onion and shallot instead of leeks. Used sherry vinegar (for some reason I was out of red wine vinegar.) Instead of poaching the eggs I used the hot skillet I'd cooked the bacon in to baste them (i.e. cook them sunny side up with a lid over them so the top white gets cooked, but the yolk is still runny.) My husband and I ate the whole bowl full! Thanks for such a delicious use of dandelion greens.
wildgreens
May 24, 2011
I love dandelion greens. I think they are highly underappreciated. Congrats!
TinaMiB
May 23, 2011
Congrats again for being a finalist!!!!
Hope to see you soon if you survived NOLA!!! Loved the pics over the weekend!
Tina
Hope to see you soon if you survived NOLA!!! Loved the pics over the weekend!
Tina
lorigoldsby
May 22, 2011
Congrats to you. Inspiring idea...if it wasn't the finalist for this weeks contest, you could have resubmitted for the dirt cheap dinner,"cooks with weeds" but whatever the theme--this one is a winner!
chefplerl
May 21, 2011
My neighbor uses no weed killer in his lawn, so I decided to try his "wild ones", rather than those from the store. Also substituted a green onion for the leeks and artificial maple syrup for the real stuff - using what I had available. Made a half recipe, with just one egg (I'm alone this week). Despite all the substitution, my first attempt at deandelion anything turned out scrumptious!
RIPNGUITAR
May 21, 2011
With an overabundance of dandelion in my yard. I relished the thought of munching down this for the first time ever. Loved it. Plus, I think the subtle bitterness is very healthy. Thank you from Montana.
TheWimpyVegetarian
May 20, 2011
I just happened to have a bunch of dandelion greens calling to me in my refrigerator and so I made this amazing dish tonight for dinner. It was absolutely great. The flavor combinations are perfect, and dandelion greens are tough to work with due to their bitterness. The maple syrup was particularly inspired, aargersi, and really made the dish a standout! You've got my vote!! Congrats!!
zieker
May 20, 2011
I just so happened to be over at aargersi's last weekend when she pulled out a huge bunch of dandelion greens from the fridge (yes, I too have tons in my backyard that I can't bring myself to eat...yet!). I've never been a big fan of them, but in humoring Mrs. A, I let myself be a guinea pig once more. I mean, c'mon! Who turns down free food from the kitchen of this woman!? Well guess what? I'm now a huge fan of the bitter, pesky green (of course, I'll eat anything with bacon on or in it!). This salad is a great starter or side, with or without the egg (I went sans). Truly worth trying out! — I may have to stop mowing for a bit to harvest some tender baby greens for myself. :-)
cheese1227
May 19, 2011
I love the way you sweeten the larger dandelion greens that you can buy with the maple syrup!! I prefer to eat the younger plants from my back yard because the larger ones I find to be bitter. But the syrup with the egg and bacon, it's like breakfast greens. Great combo.
fiveandspice
May 19, 2011
Woowoo! Go aargersi! Wow. I've only ever made dandelion greens in ways where I didn't manage to overcome the bitterness and I couldn't quite enjoy them. I am most definitely going to need to try this.
hardlikearmour
May 19, 2011
Congrats, Abbie! This salad sounds delicious, and once I have my kitchen back I'm going to make it.
wanderash
May 19, 2011
Congrats aargesi! I love dandelion greens - they are a great detoxifier. I will make this for sure!
sarah K.
May 19, 2011
I'm excited to try this. I keep wanting to like dandelion greens, since I have plenty of them (ahem!), but I just thought mine were some kinda crazy extra bitter.
lapadia
May 19, 2011
WTG,aargersi, I am picturing you doing the kitchen dance, congrats and luck to you!
gingerroot
May 19, 2011
Congrats, a! I got dandelion greens in my CSA box this week and I know exactly what to do with them. What a gorgeous salad!
melissav
May 19, 2011
Congrats abbie! If only I had this recipe in my back pocket all winter. I got a bunch of dandelion greens every week in my CSA and I couldn't figure out how to tame them. This will be my secret weapon next CSA season!
mrslarkin
May 8, 2011
Nice! Whipping out that sexy poached egg again, I see. hla is right on - pick these before they flower - or so I've been told.
mariaraynal
May 19, 2011
Sexy food! A poached egg and bacon will never do you wrong. Congrats, Abbie! We just had about 10,000 dandelions on our lawn ... a record year for us. For some reason, i can't bring myself to eat them, yet I'd buy them at the farmers market, no problem. Where is my foraging spirit?
wssmom
May 8, 2011
Oh yum!! Can one use greens dug up from the (pesticide-free) front yard?
aargersi
May 8, 2011
I don't see why not - I am not sure the farmers market lady didn't do just that :-) Do they look more or less like the ones in the picture?
hardlikearmour
May 8, 2011
you can absolutely use the ones from your yard, but pick the young greens only as the old ones get really bitter.
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