Dandelion Flower "Meatballs"

By Jeremy Puma

Dandelion Flower "Meatballs"

People who poison dandelions drive me up the wall. Not only will these awesome and resilient “weeds” eventually develop a resistance to the toxins now saturating your yard, but once you start looking into dandelions you start realizing they’re like the bison of wild foods: every part can be used.

The roots can be roasted and used as a coffee substitute, or baked into brownies. The leaves are delicious spring greens for a salad, or yummy blanched and added to most any vegetable dish. And the flowers: oh, the flowers..... Keep Reading