How to clean and cook dandelion greens

[@stygas]

Us Greeks don't cut the as those stems have lots of nutrition. Just a good wash and scrub . Boil with salt until soften and the Color goesdark.We eat them with olive oil and lemon. The tea is great with lemon as well. Just a suggestion how we always eat them. Enjoy!

[@CulinaryEscapist]

My greek roommate cooks it just like you do 😀

[@405OKC]

Thanks fam! Gonna try it that way 💯🔥

[@26Obsidian]

Awesome! First search and landed on the mark! Many thanks 👍🏼

[@peterverutes4021]

I just made a batch with roasted garlic/ginger oil, lots of lemon juice, dehydrated garlic, low sodium tamari soya sauce mixed together and topped with Kalamata olives, a little feta cheese and red pepper flakes. I saved the juice with added organic lemon juice to drink. Absolutely devastating!

[@donnawarren4401]

Awesome ❤

[@ilovepollinators7635]

Buy them at the store? Wow, I'm blessed. I have all kinds of dandelions in my yard.

[@nukettunakeles6065]

collect them and made this delicious very tasty and healthy salad

[@aaglad8604]

ditto.

[@mrmrsralphiesasmr777]

Ilovepollinators ! You are Blessed indeed! I wish we had a big back yard as well 👌👌✅✅

[@sandramullins9578]

I used to pick the wild Dandelions when they seeded and bring them home and blow the seeds in my yard so I could pick my own. Now I live in the Hi-Desert and I don't see them surviving the climate here. Now I have to buy at the store $1.99 a bunch, can you believe it :)

[@cynthiamoon372]

Oh wow, I’m going to have to stand guard over my yard. Dandelion vandals may be lurking. 🤣

[@siamesepaws]

Thank you! I am terrible cook but I watched this, followed the instructions, and was sure mine would come our bad but they came out PERFECTLY! They were delicious. I am awestruck. I'm addicted and I will keep making these! I even saved the water and drank it - bitter but good at the same time. Thank you for this helpful video.

[@nukettunakeles6065]

drink I do that; put a bit fresh lemon or orange juice and a bit salt test very good

[@ahnaahna7278]

You gotta know…. Love those greens! We juice them….along with organic carrots, zucchini, etc. Gotta get those minerals into the body…..in raw form. Excellent nutrition. We freeze the leftover juice of it all. We pick up dandelion greens at Whole Foods Market…..or Sprouts Market. Thks for your inspiration about cooking them! Love!!

[@sarasotarebel2445]

I'm growing dandelion greens in my aerogarden. They grow super fast and I keep harvesting and storing them in the fridge. I chop some of them raw in my salads but I will cook the rest of them. Thanks for this excellent video.

[@lenwenzel7440]

Yummy, you should try the way I like dandelion; take your washed greens and in a skillet with some olive oil, fry 3 or 4 very large, thinly sliced garlic cloves, on medium to low heat, when they are done, sprinkle with sea salt, and mix with thinly sliced boiled potatoes. Drizzle to taste with apple cider vinegar. Serve hot, or cold. That's my favourite potato salad.

[@TheGreekVegan]

Len Wenzel I absolutely LOVE them that way!! So good and so easy too :)

[@lenwenzel7440]

The Greek Vegan Add some spanakopita and we are really cooking.

[@luzmanzini5122]

Len Wenzel hi , I just begun to eat dandelion and u did it the way u just said , but is too bitter . It us supposed to taste like that?

[@dragonfly1414]

Hi Len does dandelion taste bitter?

[@heytheregeorgeygirl]

Wow that sounds really delicious. I think I might try your recipe, thanks for sharing.

[@kimyoung2748]

I'm wondering if some of the water could be mixed with soup stock for soup?

[@sandramullins9578]

Thanks for the tips, the grocery store didn't know if you could cook them, he said only for salads. But it's late in the season (august) and the greens are a bit strong tasting to do salad. So now I will try your recipe I liked how you also told us to keep the water, very nutritious and could store in ice cube trays for later, ingenus.

[@samv7487]

I loved this video, very informative and helpful. I just got back from a Greek Restaurant and wanted to find the recipe. Thank you so much.

[@freenchrist2935]

Oh. i did enjoy, and THANK you! I heard a lot about the healthy benefira of eating Dandelions, and I cant wait to cook me some! You made it look yummy!

[@maryleeespinoza239]

I ate my first dandelion meal today. Delicious!! I was already trying to start growing my own on my apartment balcony but when the store in walkable distance ran out of spinach I saw they had dandelions and got to start eating them earlier than expected.

[@atableinthewild]

Free food and medicine in one plant, thank God. Gonna make some tomorrow.

[@donnariggs1567]

cant wait to try this looks amazing thanks for the cooking lesson also!

[@randyy1964]

I have .7 acres of these things. I'm totally gonna pick some and try this.

[@garylock256]

I sure hope me and you can do lunch I love the way you prepare thank you love you

[@marjonlahunchicchan4577]

Great recipe and my garden provides enough for 2 persons. Cooking them now! I'm addicted to the Greek horta, so wonderful that i can make it fresh here in Holland, thanx!

[@artisansportsman8950]

Olive oil, lemon, crushed garlic, a turn of black pepper for me this will taste beautiful.

[@jenniferallen4420]

Thats how i make my spinach. It is good!

[@GardenState2012]

Good and practical video. Thank you.

[@scott4233]

Thanks! First time I bought dandelion greens and they didn't have the root part but a good amount of stem and I came looking for a video to tell me whether I should eat the stems or not

[@phsycoyella3891]

Done made me hungry lol

[@mrmrsralphiesasmr777]

Looks delish indeed and excited to be drinking my tea as well when done eating my cooked dandelion greens! Thanks so much for sharing! 💐💐✅✅💜💜

[@bonniemackey8426]

Yummy going to.try them

[@atlantanaomi]

Thanks 😌😊 delicious!!!

[@gordonfirth7254]

Thank you. You can also make your lemon juice and freeze it as cubes too.

[@lazarusblackwell6988]

THANKS FOR THE VIDEO!!!!!

[@j.m.england6828]

Thanks for sharing this video, i'll bet cut up dandelion greens would go great with any type of mashed squash, with a hint of salt, pepper & some onions or garlic.

[@LateBoomer1964]

I heard Dandelions are great for helping with anxiety, problem is I'm a little afraid to eat them. ;)

[@JamesSmith-pc6bh]

Don't be afraid, they are delicious.

[@CuriousCat777]

Mixed them in a fruit smoothie

[@seafoambeachcomb]

lol! Same

[@robertwaguespack9414]

They taste good with mustard also.

[@loveallserveall9486]

I wish if you were my cooking teacher. I’m became a vegan and left my corporate job and old life ...to be honest I’m happy and content now. Simple vegan life is so good

[@melaniestarkey7868]

What do you do with the flowers??

[@michaelbyrd2611]

My grandmother used apple cider vinegar for washing hers it gets the bug poop off and these days and all the other chemicals

[@lazarusblackwell6988]

I'm from Croatia!

[@yannytran2396]

😊 merci beaucoup

[@gm6719]

Perfect Horta well done :) goes great with fish

[@tinyjungle_]

Vegan tho ;)

[@MrJlt1978]

Why! I just learned something new. I never knew you could eat dandelions. Or use in tea.

[@maggiedoor6093]

Try watching the channel, Mr Billy Poe, dandelion root coffee, or the channel Live simple, Live free for Chicory coffee recipe.

[@razzsummers4950]

Thank you very much

[@lazarusblackwell6988]

Dandelions are EVERYWHERE where i live! You just have to know how to prepare them so they will be palatable

[@tinyjungle_]

Nice. As a Greek vegan I'm going to encourage you to do a Greek gyros and tzatziki video. I have yet to find a legit recipe.

[@lucielou7745]

Does this remove the bitter taste? I’ve got one growing and it’s so bitter!

[@nicholasbenedetto6319]

I like to steam them and dress with wine vinegar. They make a good side dish. I also use them in soup and stew.

[@cupidjrrobianto]

can we eating dandelion leaf everytime??😊

[@joepolito4569]

Great!

[@vivekdesai8500]

Thanks great idea!

[@zecekobold2140]

There's something different about the dandelions in this video compared to the ones that grow around here. You seem to get way more leaves on a single plant for one, and the stalks themselves are thicker than even very late season dandelions stalks.

[@stompthedragon4010]

Same here. Never saw them that big. Have never seen them sold in the store. Now Im wondering if there are different strains of dandelion

[@geminimoonchild6484]

There is a variety that is grown by farmers and brought to market in the spring. Yes, they are huge bunches! But as said, they will wilt right down.

[@seafoambeachcomb]

​@@stompthedragon4010 wondering if they are purely organic

[@JamesBrown-ey9ql]

you need the bitterness to combat any ailments concerning your kidneys because it cleans your kidneys and make it easier for you to urinate properly and openly so bitter leaves from the dandelion or excellent for your kidneys very great

[@jngx80]

Do dandelion leaves have the milky latex? I know that the stem has it. Isn't that latex kind of bad for people?

[@CowboyBebop444]

Awesomeness

[@Carmen-no7bb]

I was wondering if you were gonna throw that tea away? Lol I find it amazing that you have to buy in the store I guess I'm blessed it's all over my state.. Even though I noticed the county tries to kill it.

[@skippersailor8272]

Rathikia we call them here in cyprus

[@marktaylorp]

I grow them on my deck in potting mix- pick and ready all year round

[@banger355tw]

You actually buy them at the store?

[@kulwantpandher8971]

This plant really good for health

[@benjoseph8387]

Excellent ...thank you!

[@saffronblu71]

Guess I'd best learn how to grow my own as the neighborhood pets do their "business" on our lawn every night.😄 (We actually have an abundance of dandelions out front), but don't know what goes by in the night! 😎 (and then mow the lawn & then they are gone)!

[@diannekalk481]

Don't use the ones that pets pee and poop on. You can blow some seeds into a flower pot with luscious fresh earth and keep away from the critters.

[@lauranapoli4893]

i always order horta when in greek restaraunts and never knew it was cicoria(dandelion greens)!!!

[@ehsanrifai3864]

I mixed between dandelion and chicory but alhamdulillah both are edible because dandelion grows in my garden

[@RJDCR]

kool , thanx

[@janegoodwin1823]

Wait!!!! You buy them? Why on earth would you buy them? They grow wild.

[@nicholasbenedetto6319]

Yes, but the dogs don't care if you're planning to eat them.

[@JawadKhan-sx3st]

This is good for daibatic people

[@nv1higgins954]

I cooked mine and discarded the pot liquor? I know what to do next time. They were delicious though. Thanks for sharing

[@Anicia25]

Mine were bitter and tasted like chemicals, I wonder what i did wrong

[@stompthedragon4010]

I dont think Ive ever seen Dandelion stems that big and thick. I picked some today to try my first attempt at cooking something with the florets. I think Im already creating a disaster, lol

[@navajo6931]

I am indigenous Montagmard Jarai I ate this vegetable today I picked in my yard

[@cristinav5043]

where do i get this oil?

[@generic-wp1pq]

Did you say they where sweet?

[@Screcy]

Buy them? Personally I just found out about the fact that you can eat them. They grow everywhere, I was always told they are just weeds when I was a kid.

[@jeffmwoods]

thankyou

[@ziggymarr844]

Just eat it as a salad raw with a little endive and another leafy green lettuce mixed w lemon dressing more nutritious

[@guynorth3277]

I would think the leaves and stems would cook at different times. The water could be used to cook rice or pasta.

[@unrue1048]

My mum always told me they are poisonous... i need to try this now

[@dominiccirino2069]

Bon 👍👀👍👀👏

[@anniewu1321]

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[@joenavanodo3780]

When I was a young boy I was sent to live with an aunt. She was very poor Of course , I did not know this, Also, my parents were poor and this, also, I didn’t t know.. So, she would collect dandelion greens and nettles, stinging nettles, to make soup with pork fat from bacon, that is , pig fat from the belly. That would be our dinner. If I was lucky , she might k.make a flat bread, over the coals.

[@hotstuff6934]

what did it taste like??

[@revolvermoth]

5:57 *Heres the motha fuckin TEA*

[@crpth1]

Never dump the water in which you boil your greens. Whatever they are. Simply make a soup of your choice using the left over water. Simple, economical, efficient and best of all tastier! ;-)

[@simpleman283]

Better not do that w/polk.

[@jamstagerable]

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[@mahipalsinghrathore52]

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[@tswvxyastswvyeej5510]

I clean one by one so they are clean

[@organicdudranch]

ok, im not picking on you , i am giving you huge credit,im sure you collect your own too. these so-called weeds are a miracle of hidden knowledge . i have found about 50 i feel comfortable eating but the dandelion is consistently the one that is always there where you are its seems to be there. and the plantain,which is great broad leaf or narrow, but they dont taste too great. Soo THANKYOU FOR THAT, i can id these plants but i am a lousey cook. i make pesto out of them and many of the other greens, mix in salads with the yummier ones like miners lettuce,chickweed and purslane. then dump some oil and vinegar on them to mask the bitter, or just force it down, sometimes i mix with eggs, or the nastier things make tea. the bottom line is eat these things and they will make you healthy. my hero is li ching yeong that is what he did, he lived 256 yrs and was beloved by everyone. he applied this . i hope people realize the wild natural plants are the secret to good health, no need to plant ,water ,buy seeds and its all free. i even eat dirt,clay, charcoal ,sand,ashes,diatomaceous earth, zeolite(silicas) and the pollens ,pine is my favorite.i believe it fixes the progesterone overload causing much breast cancer and prostate. Good luck and hopefully people will read this. shawn

[@mrsaye499]

Wouldn't eating earth/clay put you at risk for parasites? Dandelion Pesto?! I love that idea. I made some recently with radish greens and was surprised how well that turned out.

[@IMHendle1]

Wasn't the Horta that creature that Spock and Captain Kirk discovered on that mining planet?

[@fountainscribe1378]

Yes! One of my favorite ones. "No kill I . . . "

[@yourturn777]

The STORE?😂

[@maameodeadu-gyamfi7913]

Dandelion grows by itself. The creator grows it.

[@renateeichelberger883]

Hallo....sorry....ich würde diese videos sooo gerne in deutsch sehen,bin aus österreich und möchte gerne den film und alles über den löwenzahn sehen und hören,vor allem diesen...in 48 std ist krebs weg. Hiiilfe biiiite in deutsch,wie finde ich dieses???? Daankeschön :-)

[@charinarebeiz1250]

Is in it bitter?

[@ziggyschumann5284]

nicely done video, btw, you sound very cute, thx......P.S. Val Edwards is a sad human being.I suppose some people just have to criticize to make themselves feel better.

[@bullhead900]

Dandelion greens taste great in a sweet sour dressing with some bacon or ham.

[@bishopjohnetukudo2928]

- what the different between dandelion and wild lettuce?th anks

[@ninjamachete]

Looks taste.

[@utachilz8699]

so people know they are not sweet they are bitter but not too bitter (only using this video to prove to my friend they are edible)

[@davidstalter6006]

Why do you choose to have the camera so close to what you are doing??? Back it up some... Too blurry.. Hard to even enjoy this...

[@lvGallo-qc7ql]

Too shaky too

[@eugenesedita]

Did you learn this from a Greek?

[@jovylearnsmore4066]

We have lots of dande at d farm

[@mariagoumas6135]

Pls I need closed caption for deaf

[@tyrapierre4563]

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[@NymphetaminexXxGrrrl]

Hello Maria, I am not the video uploader but i can tell you what was said if you are still interested. She took the leafy green parts of dandelion (stem and leaf) washed them thoroughly, then gently boiled in salt water until the greens were limp and flexible but not mushy. She then strained and poured a generous helping of olive oil and squeezed half a fresh lemon over the greens. She bought hers from a store but lots of people enjoy dandelion because they can forage it in the wild (or even most backyards) If you pick your own just make sure you have the correct identification, and that the area has not been sprayed with pesticides. All parts of the plant may be eaten from the roots to the flower, and contain numerous health benefits, but it can be a bit bitter, that is why people boil in salt or add other flavors such as lemon, garlic, pepper, oils, or whatever you think would be enjoyable. Hope that helps :)

[@melkarsuc]

NymphetaminexXxGrrrl I’m deaf too I knew how to make this and this is one of my favourite food can eat with Lebanese bread..awe yummm

[@sarahstrong7174]

@@NymphetaminexXxGrrrl The flowers are the most nutritious part & can be eaten too. So no need to throw them away.

[@HighCarbVeganAdventurer]

Did you just say you bought them in the store? Wtf I never heard of that, they grow all over the place in Europe

[@toomanynarcissistshere2102]

Why soak and pour them into a strainer if you're trying to get the dirt and sand off? You should use a colander in a bowl that is larger. Fill with water, keep rinsing while you LIFT the leaves out by hand or the entire batch with the colander... Watching her pour the dirty water over them was really annoying. :-/

[@TheGreekVegan]

Robert, trust me - this is the most effective way to rustle the dirt out. Rinsing simply doesn't get it all. You'll never crunch on an unpleasant piece of dirt if you wash them this way :)

[@toomanynarcissistshere2102]

I said "fill the bowl with water"... It's the same as you did, but with a colander to lift everything out at once. THEN the leaves could be given an ADDITIONAL final rinse. YOU, on the other hand, poured the SAME dirty water BACK onto the leaves... Go ahead and end this with "Robert, I don't wanna argue, I'm just eating clean, without the drama"... You don't even acknowledge the dirt on the bottom of the bowl, all you see is how YOUR life is perfect and you're infallible... I wasted my time with someone who's living in a different world, in a bubble filled with unicorns and silly stuff like that... Again, you poured the dirt, from the bottom of the bowl, BACK onto the leaves, end of story.

[@thinkinoutloud.1]

The Oil is fat without nutrients. Thats 120 calories of fat per Tablespoon. You could have sprinkled with flaxseed or chia and gotten omega3's. You could have also sprinkled seeds on them. Anyway that would be a way to get nutients with your fat.

[@candace27co]

You forgot the hotsauce

[@MarlonOwnsYourCake]

Why would you buy them when you can just grow them?

[@Seabass1206]

why would you grow them when you can just pick them

[@ladybugauntiep]

Darker green is not a “horridly dark color”… collards, kale and other types of greens turn darker… it’s just fine if that’s what you want to do.

[@ritakus9871]

I bet you could pressure cook the juice.

[@JamesSmith-pc6bh]

I eat them raw mixed in a salad with arugala, and spinach.

[@reginadickerson4822]

DON'T FORGET THE VINEGAR! HOTAYA

[@emw1994]

Regina Dickerson Make a reduction of balsamic vinegar.

[@Jraymiami]

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