Dandelion Salad
I am keen on those items that are literally "something for nothing" and help pad out our individual cooking repertoire and this recipe is making use of something that tends to be around for quite a bit of the year, but which really is best made using the sweet young baby leaves. Ingredients: 8oz Dandelion leaves 1 tablespoon Dandelion petals 2 Dandelion flowers whole for decoration 4oz streaky bacon 2 slices bread 1 clove garlic 1oz butter sea salt and black pepper 3 tablespoons of Olive Oil 1 tablespoon of white wine vinegar Method Wash and dry the dandelion leaves (choose young leaves rather than older ones as they are sweeter. Tear the leaves into pieces and pile them into a salad bowl then add the Dandelion flower petals. Cut the bacon into strips and fry in a frying pan. Cut the crusts off the bread and cut each slice into cubes. Peel and crush the garlic. Heat the butter in the bacon fat and fry the bread with the crushed garlic until golden brown. Lift the cube...