Dandelion Greens (less bitter)
- Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 cup medium diced onion (from about half a medium onion)
- Between 1/3 to 1/2 cup lemon juice (from about 2 lemons), to taste *
- Salt to taste
- 1 pound roughly chopped dandelion greens, with the tough ends of the stems trimmed (from about 2 bunches)
Instructions
- Bring 3 quarts of salted water to a boil in a large stockpot.
- While you’re waiting for the water to boil, heat the olive oil over medium-low heat in a frying pan and add the onion.
- Cook the diced onion until it softens, turns translucent, and turns very slightly golden around the edges, about 8 to 10 minutes. Once it’s done, and add the lemon juice, heat until it starts to simmer, and immediately remove from heat.
- Boil the chopped dandelion greens for 5 to 8 minutes, depending on your preference for doneness. **
- Drain the greens over a sink, and wring them out by pressing them against the colander with a wooden spoon.
- Combine the cooked greens with the lemon juice and onion mixture.
- Season with salt, to taste.
Notes
* I use the full 1/2 cup of lemon juice because I like more acidic greens, but if you want a mellower flavor, you can add closer to 1/3 cup. You can always add a little more later, but it’s hard to take lemon juice away.
** The dandelion greens pictured here were cooked for 8 minutes, which yields a deeply green, slightly toothsome finished product. If you like brighter, even more al dente greens and don’t mind a little more bitterness, cook them closer to 5 minutes (or even less). If you have very tender, small dandelion greens, you may need to cook them even less.
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