Half a carrier bag of nettle tops (200g) 100ml vegetable oil Hogweed and Alexander seed seasoning (or salt and pepper) Find our Nettle Foraging Guide here Method: Place 20ml of oil in a pan and heat, leave one leaf in the pan from the beginning to see when it begins…
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Half a bag of Nettles, washed (about 200g) 2 large potatoes, peeled and chopped 2 onions, skinned and diced A handful of Wild Garlic stalks (50g) finely chopped, (or two garlic cloves) 2 Leeks, chopped Two Celery Sticks, chopped One and a half litres vegetable stock A little single cream…
This Nettle leaf Soda Bread has a vibrant green colour and all of the mineral and nutrient benefits the common nettle provides us with – the bread itself is hearty and perfect with soup. It’s the perfect bread to make up when you’re in a rush, the dough doesn’t need…
That’s right — today we’re making Nettle pesto using fresh Stinging Nettles! I know, it blew my mind the first time too. Nettles bring a beautifully earthy flavour to pesto, and they’re absolutely packed with vitamins, minerals, and all kinds of health benefits. Once you’ve tried this, you might just…
Stinging Nettles / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Edible Stinging Nettles are a plant that we’ve all been stung by at some point and, as such, probably remember! There are a few lookalikes, but none of them are dangerous – they just don’t taste as good. Common Names Stinging…
Foraging doesn’t only take place in the wildest places you can imagine – there’s a wilderness in everyone’s gardens, balconies or even on your lunch break walk. Go out into your garden and have a look around, even if you’ve got a concrete heaven for a garden, I can guarantee…
This Wild Noodle Salad is a great and quick way to use whatever wild greens you can find around you, it works as well in spring with Wild Garlic and Nettles, in summer with wild seaweeds and Sea Purslane or autumn with Wood Blewits and Chanterelles. Ingredients (for 4 people):…
This risotto recipe is full flavoured, creamy and delicious. The best thing about this recipe is that you can add whatever wild ingredients you find to flavour it – meaning it will reflect the place you forage from and ingredients you can pick easily. Think chopped dandelion leaves, a sprig…