Cooking Italian Dandelion Greens

This week’s Vegetable Box contains Italian Dandelion Greens…. what to do?

Dandelion Greens are bitter and VERY healthy!  With 7 times the Lutein contained in carrots, we know we should eat greens like this occasionally.

The first link is a simple way of cooking the greens, the longer the cooking, the less bitter. (You can even boil the greens before cooking to reduce the bitterness – at the expense of losing nutrients.)

http://cookforgood.com/recipe/italian-dandelion-greens.html

This next recipe is my favorite, incorporation the greens in a pasta dish (we use this method for arugula in the summer too).

Little Ears with Dandelion Greens

http://www.ciaoitalia.com/seasons/9/911/little-ears-with-dandelion-greens

Enjoy this Spring Treat!