Dandelion Potato Salad Recipes

WARM POTATO AND DANDELION GREEN SALAD

Steps:

• 1. Boil potatoes in lightly salted water until just tender, 8-10 min. Drain and return to pan, cover and set aside.
• 2. Fry bacon til crisp, drain on paper towells and crumble. Reserve 2T bacon grease in skillet.
• 3. To reserved bacon grease add the vinegar, water, sugar, salt and pepper. Whisk and bring to a simmer.
• 4. Pour the hot dressing over the torn greens in a bowl. Add the potatoes and bacon and lightly toss to coat.

DANDELION SALAD

Steps:

• 1. Cook bacon so that it's crispy, but not burnt. Peel (optional) and quarter potatoes, and boil until almost soft.
• 2. Drain bacon on paper towels. Chop your onion and celery, and dandelion. Put into a large bowl, and add salt and pepper.
• 3. Mix together: potatoes, bacon, dandelion, onion, and celery. Drizzle your vinegar and oil slowly while mixing. If you want more bacon, it only tastes better! NOTE: dandelion should be chopped fairly fine.

DANDELION SALAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk oil and lemon juice. In a large bowl, combine dandelion greens and onions. Drizzle with dressing; toss to coat., Arrange eggs and grapefruit sections over greens. If desired, top with dandelion blossoms.

POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Start with about 1pound of potatoes (it's important to use evenly sized new potatoes, and you can either scrape them or peel them). Cook the potatoes in boiling, salted water. Try to cook these perfectly so that they just fall off the blade of a knife when you stick it into the potato (you don't want the potatoes raw but you certainly don't want them falling apart either). As soon as the potatoes are cooked, drain them and put them into a bowl. It is very important to add your dressing at this stage, while the potatoes are still steaming hot (by allowing them to cool down in the dressing the flavors penetrate the potatoes). Here are 3 dressings that I like to use:
• Potato salad with salsa verde: All you do is dress the potatoes with 2 large tablespoonfuls of salsa verde.
• Potato Salad with olive oil, lemon and dill: Use olive oil and lemon juice dressing and add some roughly chopped fresh dill and a little salt and freshly ground black pepper. (Instead of dill you could try fresh mint, fresh parsley or fennel tops -- they'll all work).
• Potato salad with dandelion and shallot: Again, use olive oil and lemon juice dressing, add some thoroughly washed and roughly chopped dandelion leaves and some finely chopped shallot, and season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
• Mix together all the ingredients, adding the shallots last.
• Yield: 4 servings
• Mix together all the ingredients.
• Yield: 4 servings
• MARJORAM AND BALSAMIC VINEGAR DRESSING: 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar (just 1 tablespoon may be enough if it is a very good vinegar) 5 tablespoons good quality olive oil 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 3 heaping tablespoons chopped fresh marjoram
• Mix together all the ingredients.
• Yield: 4 servings

DANDELION SALAD

Steps:

• Combine garlic scapes, lemon juice, salt, and sugar in a bowl. Whisk until well combined. Drizzle in oil in a slow, steady stream, whisking until emulsified.
• Place dandelion greens in a salad bowl. Drizzle dressing over greens, and toss to coat. Serve immediately.

DORA'S DANDELIONS

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add potatoes and cook until tender but still firm, about 15 minutes. Drain, toss with butter, and season with salt and pepper.
• Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Remove the bacon and drain on paper towels. Set aside the pan with the bacon grease.
• In a large bowl gently toss together the dandelion greens and onion.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the egg, vinegar, and sugar. Season with salt and pepper. Stir the egg mixture into the skillet with the warm bacon grease. Mix in the diced bacon and flour, and whisk for about 1 minute, until thickened to the consistency of salad dressing. Pour at once over the dandelions and toss to coat. Serve the greens over the potatoes.

DANDELION SALAD

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, toss together dandelion greens, red onion, and tomatoes. Season with basil, salt, and pepper.