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PREPARATION AND PROPERTIES OF A DANDELION SALAD
EASY RECIPE OF DANDELION SALAD
Ingredients for a dandelion salad
How to prepare a dandelion salad
Herbs salad with dandelion.
- Clean the salad leaves and drain. Cut larger leaves.
- Cut the tomato and onion
- Arrange the ingredients in a bowl.
- Chop leaves and add yarrow
- Season with olive oil or vinaigrette
- Serve as a starter or accompaniment.
- The recipe supports all kinds of edible plants: purslane, lemon balm, fresh oregano leaves, arugula, lettuce, etc..
Nutritional properties of a dandelion salad
Adding wild herbs to salads is a way to consume vitamin C, folate and beta-carotene, besides, this combination contains all the properties of some very important curative herbs:
- Vitamin C is an antioxidant vitamin that improves the appearance of the skin and joints because it helps form collagen. It also prevents diseases by increasing the body’s defenses and has cleansing properties.
- Herbs such as green leafy purslane or dandelion have diuretic and laxative properties due to its high content of potassium and fiber. They help eliminate toxins and cleanse the body. This makes them highly recommended for gout, arthritis and rheumatism diets.
- Some plants like dandelion possess bitter principles that are well suited to restore liver function.
- The use of fresh herbs, ie, rich in essential oils, like yarrow, are often used in herbal medicine for its soothing effects when anxiety or insomnia.
Attention!! When wild plants are gathered one should take into account that they are not contaminated by pesticides, farm animals, etc.
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This article was endorsed by Elisenda Carballido - Dietitian nutritionist. Postgraduate in Phytotherapy and master in Nutrition and Metabolism.
