Green Options » wild greens http://greenoptions.com/tag/wild-greens Posts tagged 'wild greens' Wed, 07 May 2008 09:19:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Wild Greens in the Great White North http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2008/05/07/spring-greens-how-to-eat-fiddlehead-ferns/ http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2008/05/07/spring-greens-how-to-eat-fiddlehead-ferns/#comments Wed, 07 May 2008 09:19:39 +0000 Meredith Melnick http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2008/05/07/spring-greens-how-to-eat-fiddlehead-ferns/ Ramps FrittataWhile browsing the St. Lawrence Market last weekend, I was elated to spot the paisley-shaped heads of fiddlehead ferns. I won’t get into my love for the regional delicacy too much, as Jennie already posted a great recipe, but I felt that - despite their season of only a few weeks - the wild, gamey greens deserved more than one ode to their deliciousness.

Before I’d left the market, I’d snapped up two bunches of ramps and a bag full of stinging nettles among my regular staples. In fact, the stinging nettles purveyor was kind enough to write out a recipe for tea (pictured below). It was my first ever stinging nettle experience.

More on that and other recipes inspired by my wild green windfall after the jump.

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