Nettle and Courgette Farsi 😋

[@MrPaulsPantry]

Hi Pete, another reminder of my Romani childhood, we didn't pick the nettles much as they were very good for the horses, dad said it heped them shed their winter coat. Instead we nearly always used Turnip Tops for our greens. Thanks for the memory.

[@LazyCookPete]

Turnip tops are great, I think they call them collared greens in Southern USA. Romani soul food and American soul food have that in common! Thanks for the memories my friend 😊

[@sheilathomas8528]

Thanks Pete, another great recipe, nice and healthy. Thanks for sharing.

[@LazyCookPete]

You're welcome Sheila! 😊

[@gaggymott9159]

As a child, my Granny would make a Nettle Soup, foraged from the hedgerows of local farmers' fields. Back then, there were no chemical pesticides, and everything only needed a rinse under the cold tap. I remember her RAVING about the iron and vitamin C content of what is basically, a weed. I'm going to try this dish...It looks DELISH! 😋😋😋

[@LazyCookPete]

Nettle soup, now there's an idea for a video! Thanks! Watch this space 😋

[@RivetGardener]

What a wonderful way of utilizing nettles, Pete...well done! I don't have nettles here, but I would love to make this recipe, looks so good. We love greens here and any kind of wild ones are welcome. Thanks for sharing one of your best recipes!

[@LazyCookPete]

If you don't have nettles Rivet, any kind of spinach will get the job done. Enjoy!

[@thegourmetgrandadandfamily]

I was just thinking what no seasoning!! Then in it went 😀. Nettles are a great ingredient. I have an abundance of them on the border of my garden. Thanks for sharing Pete

[@LazyCookPete]

I'm crazy for nettles Sue, they are like spinach only tastier and free :)

[@deathbycocktail]

I haven't had nettles in years! This looks lovely, cheers for the recipe mate 👍🏻

[@LazyCookPete]

I have grown very fond of this delicious and healthy plant. Enjoy!

[@PaddyJoeCooking]

This is a delicious looking dish and so versatile Pete I'd love to try it particularly because of your nettles I've never had them before!!!

[@LazyCookPete]

Thanks Patrick. Nettles are like spinach only tastier and free 😋

[@mvstormyoneadventures]

Very creative. You are a really great cook

[@LazyCookPete]

You are too kind my friends, thank you! ☺

[@Maplecook]

Stinging nettle?! Wow!

[@LazyCookPete]

Careful handling can net you a spinach-like vegetable with over seven times the amount of vitamin C per weight than oranges, for free!

[@CookingwithStephennJacklyn]

Well you definitely got the best of both worlds healthy and delicious. Thanks for sharing mate. Cheerio!

[@LazyCookPete]

Thanks my friends! Healthy, tasty and free does it for me every time 😋

[@carolking8835]

Simple and simply 😋

[@LazyCookPete]

I use this Farsi method a lot, usually with green beans like runner beans Carol 😋

[@snowpony001]

This looks like a great side dish. A couple of weeks ago, I made ratatouille for the first time in my life and can’t believe how much I enjoyed it. This has some similarities but much easier and quicker. Thank you for another great recipe. I guess I’ll be waiting a bit to hunt for nettles, though and will have to use spinach for now. We had a week of high 80’s F and back to low 30’sF with light snow yesterday and today ☹️

[@LazyCookPete]

I love ratatouille too, especially cold as a summer cooler. Spinach will go great in-lieu of nettles.

[@TasdazDownunder]

Nice easy side dish, sounds good but no nettles here that I know of

[@LazyCookPete]

Any kind of spinach would work mate 😋