Young nettles are just a storehouse of vitamins. In the spring, when the body misses fresh greens, actively consume nettles in various forms. Nettle can be used to make simple, tasty and very healthy meals.
The amount of any ingredients in the proposed recipes can be taken arbitrarily, to taste.
Nettle and radish tops salad. Coarsely chop nettle leaves and radish tops. Pour some water and vegetable oil into a deep frying pan, heat well and put the herbs. Simmer over low heat for 2-3 minutes, stirring constantly. The leaves should be slightly softer. Chop the radishes finely and combine in a bowl with the cooked herbs. You can season the salad with sauce.
Green cabbage soup from nettle. Scald the nettles and chop. Chop the onions, grate the carrots. Simmer all ingredients in a pan with vegetable oil. Place the potato cubes in a saucepan of boiling water. Shortly before the potatoes are ready, put the entire contents of the pan into a saucepan, add chopped sorrel, salt, bay leaf and cook until tender. Serve with sour cream and a chopped boiled egg.
Young potatoes with nettle and dandelion. Rinse the potatoes and boil, preferably steamed. Pour the leaves of the nettle and dandelion with cold salt water, then rinse and chop finely. Then mash the green mixture with your hands. Put the finished potatoes in a deep dish, salt, lightly pour with vegetable oil and sprinkle with herbs.
Nettle tea. Pour boiling water over the leaves of young nettle, close the lid, let it brew a little and drink every day. Nettle tea is an excellent remedy for improving health, cleansing of toxins and excess fluid, as well as for increasing potency in men. It is known that the Indians, who were famous for their special masculine strength, constantly consumed nettle tea.
