Do you know that dandelion is an invaluable storehouse of various trace elements and vitamins? This plant contains manganese, magnesium, iron, copper, potassium, calcium.
From ancient times to this day, a delicate yellow flower is called the elixir of life. And not in vain: because it has a diaphoretic, tonic, choleretic, analgesic, anti-inflammatory effect, and is also a natural “brush”, as it is able to remove toxins from the human body. Dandelion contains antioxidants and, eaten, can prevent diabetes and accelerate the body's recovery processes after a stroke.
Freshly made dandelion salad will raise your vitality and mood, strengthen your immune system and act as an excellent stimulator of the cardiovascular system.
Dandelion is also able to prevent cirrhosis and obesity, improve digestion, and replenish vitamin deficiency. And in ancient times, this wonderful flower treated scurvy and swelling.
Another dandelion salad is recommended if there are problems with the pancreas. In addition, it will become a very effective remedy for constipation, inflammation of the lymph nodes, skin rash and furunculosis.
In addition to all of the above, dandelion dishes are also tasty, so do not pass by when you see these delicate yellow flowers: what if you find them necessary?
Dandelion Salad. The recipe with walnuts.
Take 100 grams of dandelion leaves, 200 grams of young nettle, two cloves of garlic, green onions, four walnuts, two tablespoons of vegetable oil and cranberry juice for seasoning, one tablespoon of cabbage brine (pickled).
Chop young nettles and dandelion leaves. Mix them well in a deep bowl. Add chopped green onions and garlic. For dressing, mix cabbage brine, vegetable oil and cranberry juice. Now pour your salad with this sauce, garnishing it with walnuts on top.
Salad "Dandelion"
Prepare leaves and flowers of dandelion, radish, parsley, dill, onion, sour cream, cashew nuts, garlic.
Rinse the leaves of dandelion and leave them in salted water for about an hour to remove the bitterness. Then chop the radish, parsley, dill, onion. Separate the yellow petals from the flowers, cut the dandelion leaves and add them to the rest of the ingredients. Next, mix sour cream with garlic and season the salad with this sauce. Now sprinkle cashew nuts on top. Everything. The dish is ready.
Dandelion salad with swan
Take young quinoa, dandelion leaves, any greens, green onions, young garlic, tomatoes, cucumbers, onions.
For dressing: mustard or sunflower oil, balsamic vinegar.
Soak the dandelion leaves in salt water for an hour. Then flip the leaves in a colander and let them drain. Then chop.
Separate and discard the stems of the washed quinoa - they are rough for the salad, and cut the leaves.
Next, add any finely chopped greens (to your taste) to the leaves of the quinoa and dandelion, as well as garlic and green onions. Then add a little onion.
For juiciness, chop a few cucumbers (if the peel is bitter - remove it) and one or two tomatoes.
Salt to taste, pepper. Season generously with unrefined sunflower or mustard oil . Then add one and a half tablespoons of balsamic vinegar. Mix everything well. Now, before serving the dish, cool it a little in the refrigerator.
French dandelion salad
You will need: 40 grams of tomatoes, 40 grams of cucumbers, 20 grams of Gouda cheese, 30 grams of seedless olives, 15 grams of Chinese salad, 3 grams of Balsamic sauce, some fresh greens, 10 grams of olive oil. Another - 300 grams of young dandelion leaves, 125 grams of bacon, two slices of stiffened loaf, two onions, two cloves of garlic, three tablespoons of table vinegar infused with herbs, a pinch of sugar, a spoonful of tea mustard, four tablespoons of table oil, a little salt and ground pepper.
Clean, pierce and dry the leaves of dandelions. Cut the fat into thin strips and melt it over low heat. Put the resulting cracklings on a plate and cool.
Cut the loaf into small cubes, then fry it in melted fat (from fat) until a crisp forms. Finely chop the garlic and onions and combine with the fried loaf.
Then mix vinegar with sugar, pepper, salt and mustard. Then add the oil dropwise and whisk thoroughly to make a homogeneous mass.
Separate the leaves of dandelions on a plate and pour the sauce. Warm greaves again and put on top with diced loaves and onion-garlic mass. That's it. The French dandelion salad is ready!
If any components of salads are contraindicated or you have a period of exacerbation of a disease of the gastrointestinal tract, then, unfortunately, you should refrain from consuming such dishes.