How to forage and cook nettles

[@advocatusdiaboli1588]

Hey Becky! Nice to see you.

[@BeckySelengutchef]

Hey, thanks!

[@conork6743]

Hello from Southeast Alaska. The nettles should just now be getting ready to harvest at lower elevations. I usually pick them while hunting for grouse and foraging for fiddleheads. I've blanched them and eaten them as a cooked green, but I've never cooked with them otherwise. I'd love to see a recipe for the pesto- do you just use the nettles or do you mix it with another green? I would also love to see any other good recipes for them, their flavor is unique. Thanks for sharing.

[@BeckySelengutchef]

I just came out with a new book called Misunderstood Recipes. I have a chapter for nettles with my recipes in it.