1) Hummus In a blender, combine: 1 can of garbanzo beans, 1/2 cup of chopped nettle greens, 1/4 cup tahini, 2 tbsp olive oil, 2 tbsp lemon juice, 1/4 tsp sea salt, and 2 cloves of garlic. 2) Quiche Sautee 4 cups chopped nettle greens with 1/2 chopped onion in olive oil or butter until [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Stinging Nettle’
Five Things To Do With Stinging Nettle
Posted in Eat Weeds, Urban Foraging, Wilderness Survival, tagged Stinging Nettle, stinging nettle hummus, stinging nettle quiche, urtica dioica on April 3, 2012 | 4 Comments »
Stinging Nettle: Nature’s Allergy Relief?
Posted in Eat Weeds, Urban Foraging, Wilderness Survival, tagged allergies, Stinging Nettle, urtica dioica on July 1, 2011 | 15 Comments »
The question I’ve been asked most often lately is, “Does stinging nettle really work for allergies?” I asked a doctor. Meet Serron Wilkie, a clinical naturopath in Portland with a bachelor’s degree in ethnobotany and an advanced degree in Chinese medicine. She also co-edits a medical textbook. First Ways: How have you used stinging nettle [...]
Stinging Nettle: Gives Pesto A Real Zap!
Posted in Eat Weeds, Urban Foraging, Wilderness Survival, tagged pesto, raw vegan, Stinging Nettle, urtica on March 2, 2011 | 15 Comments »
Stinging nettle pesto is really tasty! I wanted to make a raw vegan version and it came out great. My recipe is: *1/2 cup olive oil * 5 large cloves of garlic, chopped * 2 and 1/2 cups of stinging nettle tops, rinsed * 1/2 cup of Bragg’s nutritional yeast (cheese substitute – I’m not [...]
