Ok so they are not strictly a crop here at CropShare but we got enough of em! Nows a grand time to pick the new growth of nettles and enjoy the superfood nutrients. They reduce quite a bit when cooked, so go get your gloves and pick a full carrier bag or more if you can of the tips- top 4 leaves or there abouts.
Wash nettles thouroghly, you could wear clean washing up gloves to help you do this
Fry crushed garlic in a large pan
When garlic looks nice and is very fragrant reduce the heat to a simmer, add in the nettles and put a lid over the pot and cook until nettles cooked through
Serve then and there- amazing earthy taste and a burst of iron for everyone! You could try nettles in a saag aloo- let us know what other recipes youve been using the almost-Spring flush of nettles in.
Tamara Sloot -June 1st, 2016 at 4:57 pmnone
Comment author #270 on Superfood nettles by Cambridge CropShare
So simple, yet obviously delicious! I harvest the nettles for tea, but my husband is always going on about eating them. He puts the non-stinging ones in salads and stirfries. Thanks for this one!
So simple, yet obviously delicious! I harvest the nettles for tea, but my husband is always going on about eating them. He puts the non-stinging ones in salads and stirfries. Thanks for this one!
Cool! I had forgotten about dead nettles in salad- I used to eat alot of red dead nettle!