What is it?

蒲公英(Taraxacum officinale）起源于欧洲。(The name comes from the French dent-de-lion, or lion’s tooth, which describes the leaves’ jagged shape.) Their seeds were probably spread via colonists’ ships, and dandelions are now found all over the world in a range of climates. In Europe, there are centuries-old traditions not only of eating dandelion greens, but also of using the roots as a tea and a medicinal diuretic, and the flowers for making wine and jam. In the United States, dandelion greens have become a popular food in recent years, and they are now cultivated. Despite being the same species, cultivated leaves may be longer and less jagged.

如何选择：

可以在农贸市场，农场台和储存良好的超市中找到蒲公英绿色，但您可能不必去商店找到它们。您可以在人和动物轻轻贩运的地区中摘下叶子，并且您相信植物没有与杂草或昆虫杀手接触。如果您觅食，请记住，较小的植物的较小叶子会更加嫩，更苦。

无论您选择它们​​还是购买它们，寻找没有黄色或棕色斑点，枯萎的区域或孔的牢固的茎和绿叶。

如何准备：

修剪坚硬的茎最终到叶子开始的位置，然后在使用它们之前彻底冲洗。

蒲公英蔬菜可能非常苦，尤其是生。在沙拉中使用它们时，请考虑添加奶油酱或培根（或两者）以平衡苦味。来自阿巴拉契亚的传统沙拉有煮熟的鸡蛋和温暖的培根醋，略带蔬菜。

烹饪蒲公英蔬菜使它们减少了苦。他们被很好地炒并撒上意大利面或土豆，或添加到菜肉馅煎蛋饼或乳蛋饼中。他们为汤和炖菜增添了很好的补充，可以作为配菜自行送达。用它们在温暖的沙拉中枯萎；烘烤美味的蛋art；添加到汤，菜肉馅煎蛋饼，意大利面和格子饼中；炖或炒。

为了软化蒲公英绿色的苦味，将它们与甜味的香醋或蜂蜜等甜味搭配；辛辣或辣味的口味，例如大蒜，辣椒，胡椒或洋葱；或酸，例如醋或柠檬汁。

如何存储：

将蒲公英蔬菜存放在冰箱中的一个开放式塑料袋中，长达三天。

食谱

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  Pasta with Dandelion Greens, Garlic, and Pine Nuts

  甜美的松子和烤大蒜的柔和的味道补充了这种舒适的面食菜肴中的苦绿色。

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  Atlantic Sea Scallops with Saffron Potatoes and Blood Orange–Meyer Lemon Salsa

  I love the colors of this Sicilian-inspired dish—the deep-red, orange, and yellow tones of the salsa spooned over those white scallops and over the mounds of sienna-hued potatoes remind me…

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  蒲公英沙拉配培根，鸡蛋和面包丁

  蒲公英绿色是蓬塔雷尔的良好替代品，在意大利广泛使用，但在美国很难找到。

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  奶油蒲公英绿色和山羊Cheese Gratin

  Tangy goat cheese and bitter greens are a classic pairing in warm salads, and they work equally well here. Be sure to use a shallow gratin dish rather than a…

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  春季绿色绿色山羊奶酪和马乔拉姆（Marjoram）

  Serve these thin pancake-like rounds as an accompaniment to the navarin, or offer them as a first course.