Hi Everyone,
Now that spring is in full swing, you might be familiar with a certain plant that grows like crazy in your yard. Do you eat it or smother it with chemicals? Of course I’m talking about the magical dandelion. There are so many health benefits to dandelion, it’s a cancer preventative, it’s high in Vitamin-C, and rich in Calcium, to name a few. So here is a great recipe for all the (FREE) dandelion growing in your backyard.
- 1 package of pre-toasted Nori (seaweed sheets)
- 8 cups of cooked organic, short grain brown rice
- 2 onions, cut in half, and sliced into thin slivers
- 5 carrots, grated
- 8 cups chopped dandelion greens, washed
- 1 Tbsp minced garlic
- 1 Tbsp of fresh grated ginger
- 2 Tbsp organic Tamari (Gluten Free)
- 2 Tbsp mirin (sweet rice wine)
- 1 Tbsp dark sesame oil
- Tahini and toasted sesame seeds- optional
- Tofu strips- optional
- Pickled Ginger as garnish
- Saut? onion in olive oil, for 5 minutes. Add carrots, garlic and grated ginger. Saut? for 5 minutes longer. Add dandelion greens and saut? until wilted. Add tamari and aji mirin. Simmer till soft. Add dark sesame oil. Spread 1 cup of cooked rice out evenly over ¾ths of the sheet of Nori. Be sure to spread the rice all the way out to the edges of the nori. Add ? cup of the saut?ed dandelion green mixture in the center of the rice, and spread across rice in a 1 ? ? wide strip. Add a thin strip of tofu across the middle of the dandelion greens, if using. Sprinkle sesame seed on top, if desired. Begin to roll from front edge. Use water or tamari, or tahini to seal nori. Cut into eight even pieces.
- To make Dip
- Combine equal parts of water and tamari in small dipping bowl. Add a drop of Aji Mirin to sweeten. Serve with pickled ginger.
Step-By-Step Instructions:
Saut? onion in olive oil, for 5 minutes.
Add carrots, garlic and grated ginger. Saut? for 5 minutes longer.
Add dandelion greens and saut? until wilted. Add tamari and aji mirin. Simmer till soft. Add dark sesame oil.
Spread 1 cup of cooked rice out evenly over 3/4ths of the sheet of Nori. Be sure to spread the rice all the way out to the edges of the nori.
Add ? cup of the saut?ed dandelion green mixture in the center of the rice, and spread across rice in a 1 ? ? wide strip. Add a thin strip of tofu across the middle of the dandelion greens, if using. Sprinkle sesame seed on top, if desired.
Begin to roll from front edge. Use water or tamari, or tahini to seal nori. Cut into eight even pieces.
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To make Dip:
Combine equal parts of water and tamari in small dipping bowl. Add a drop of Aji Mirin to sweeten. Serve with pickled ginger.
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