Edible Wild Plants for Beginners by Press, Althea -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Page Title Page Copyright Page Contents Introduction Part One Edible Plant Fundamentals

Chapter One: The Basics of Edible Plants

A Brief History of Edible Plants What Are Edible Wild Plants? Why Eat Wild Plants? Plants, Flowers, and Weeds Dissecting a Plant: The Edible Parts

Chapter Two: Foraging

Identifying Edible Plants Finding Your Food When to Harvest Gathering Fruits and Nuts Essential Tools Ten Tips for Successful Foraging Be a Good Steward

Chapter Three: Wild Food

What Is Edible? Wild Nutrients Transporting and Storing Foraged Foods Serving Edible Wild Plants Preserving Edible Wild Plants Cooking Your Wild Foods

Chapter Four: Foragers Beware

Universal Edibility Test Identifying Some Common Poisonous Plants Rules for Avoiding Poisonous Plants

Chapter Five: Edible Backyard

Cultivating Your Own Wild Plant Garden Preparing Your Garden Plants and Seeds Tending Your Garden

Part Two Edible Plants, Recipes, and Remedies

Chapter Six: Edible Plant Profiles

Amaranth Arrowroot Bay Laurel Cat’s Ear Cattail Chamomile Chickweed Chicory Common Mallow Curly Dock Dandelion Elder Fiddlehead Fern Garlic Mustard Jerusalem Artichoke Juniper Lamb’s-Quarters Milkweed Nettle Nipplewort Prickly Pear Cactus Purslane Sheep Sorrel Shepherd’s Purse Sow Thistle Watercress Wild Rose Wild Violet Wood Sorrel Yarrow Yellow Rocket

Chapter Seven: Edible Plant Recipes and Remedies

Amaranth

Amaranth Sore Throat Gargle Amaranth Greens with Roasted Garlic Amaranth Vegetable Curry

Arrowroot

Itch Remedy Roasted Arrowroot

Bay Laurel

Bath Soak Lentil Salad with Goat Cheese Pork Adobo Minestrone

Cat’s Ear

Cat’s Ear Coffee Crispy Beans and Greens Savory Green Ricotta Pie

Cattail

First Aid Ointment Cattail Pollen Biscuits Wild Rice Pilaf with Cattail Hearts

Chamomile

Chamomile Cocktail Chamomile Lemonade Chamomile Cookies Berries with Chamomile Cream

Chickweed Chickweed Pesto

Chickweed Chimichurri Chickweed Pie

Chicory

Coffee with Chicory Chicory “Coffee” Wild Chicory and Fava Bean Puree

Common Mallow

Pain-Relief Poultice Bakoula Salad with Preserved Lemons and Olives Celery and Mallow Harira

Curly Dock

Cold Remedy Tea Curly Dock Cream Cheese Spread Dock Seed Crackers Curly Dock Frittata

Dandelion

75 and Sunny Dandelion Gin Cocktail Dandelion Salad Pickled Dandelion Buds Roasted Almond Dandelion Pesto

Elder

Elderflower Champagne Cocktail Elderflower Vinegar Almond Milk with Elderflowers Elderberry Dumplings

Fiddlehead Fern

Pickled Fiddlehead Fern Linguine with Sesame Miso Sauce and Fiddleheads Fiddlehead and New Potato Hash

Garlic Mustard

Infused Vinegar Green Ravioli Garlic Mustard Bruschetta

Jerusalem Artichoke

Pickled Jerusalem Artichokes Jerusalem Artichoke and Fingerling Potato Gratin Jerusalem Artichoke Salad Garlic-Roasted Jerusalem Artichokes

Juniper

Juniper Cocktail Marinated Mushrooms Grilled Martini Salmon Juniper Berry Spice Rub

Lamb’s-Quarters

Muffuletta Spread Potage à la Lamb’s-Quarters Lamb’s-Quarters Summer Salad with Feta

Milkweed

Pickled Milkweed Buds Spicy Milkweed Bud Quiche Buffalo Wing Milkweed Pods

Nettle

Nettle-Peppermint Tea Green Nettle Gazpacho Creamy Nettle Tart Nettle Dumplings with Sage Butter

Nipplewort

Nipplewort Apple Juice Nipplewort Carrot Salad Nipplewort Paprikash

Prickly Pear Cactus

Prickly Pear Pink Lemonade Prickly Pear Cactus Juice Nopalito Salad Grilled Nopales Scramble

Purslane

Purslane Martini Purslane and Avocado Salad Turkish Purslane Salad Purslane and Golden Potatoes

Sheep Sorrel

Detoxification Juice Spring Sorrel Smoothie Schav Sorrel Sauce

Shepherd’s Purse

Shepherd’s Purse Tea Lemony Spring Salad Shepherd’s Purse Sauce

Sow Thistle

Green Machine Juice Creamy Sow Thistle with Walnuts Sow Thistle with Soy Sauce and Sesame Seeds Young Sow Thistle and Radish Salad

Watercress

Watercress Tea Watercress Goat Cheese Sandwich Watercress Zucchini Soup Spring Greens and Peas

Wild Rose

Wild Rose Tea Rose Hip-Infused Vodka Thanksgiving Rose Hip Relish Rose Hip–Rhubarb Compote

Wild Violet

Violet-Infused Vinegar Wild Violet Loaf Cake Triple Violet Salad

Wood Sorrel

Wood Sorrel Tea Wood Sorrel Marinade Wood Sorrel Quinoa “Tabbouleh” Wood Sorrel Cream Sauce

Yarrow

Yarrow Tea Yarrow Tisane Yarrow Potato Omelet

Yellow Rocket

Yellow Rocket Pesto Wild Winter Salad Spaghetti with Garlic-Braised Yellow Rocket Grilled Gruyère and Yellow Rocket Sandwiches

Conclusion Glossary Appendix A: Ten Steps to Making Tinctures Appendix B: The Ten Most Common Poisonous Plants Resources References

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