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Allium ursinum |
June: Flowering ends, wild garlic prepares for fruiting.
Wild garlic is traditionally used in spring dishes and folk medicine. Considered beneficial for immunity and digestion.
Perennial herbaceous plant with a characteristic garlic smell. Grows in shady forests and moist soils.
Handpicking fresh leaves in spring before flowering. Harvesting in the morning hours for maximum juiciness.
Collect only healthy and clean leaves, avoid plants near roads. Better to harvest in ecologically clean forests.
Wash leaves thoroughly before use. Can be dried or frozen for long-term storage.
Wild garlic pesto (Grinding fresh leaves with nuts and cheese)
Fragrant sauce with a bright garlic flavor
Fragrant sauce with a bright garlic flavor
1. Wash and dry wild garlic leaves.
2. Grind leaves with nuts (pine or walnuts).
3. Add grated cheese and olive oil.
4. Mix until smooth.
5. Use as a sauce for pasta or bread.
2. Grind leaves with nuts (pine or walnuts).
3. Add grated cheese and olive oil.
4. Mix until smooth.
5. Use as a sauce for pasta or bread.
Wild garlic soup (Boiling and pureeing with potatoes and cream)
Light spring soup with delicate flavor
Light spring soup with delicate flavor
1. Sauté onion and potatoes.
2. Add chopped wild garlic leaves.
3. Pour vegetable broth and cook until tender.
4. Puree the soup and add cream.
5. Serve hot.
2. Add chopped wild garlic leaves.
3. Pour vegetable broth and cook until tender.
4. Puree the soup and add cream.
5. Serve hot.
Wild garlic and egg salad (Mixing fresh leaves with boiled eggs and dressing)
Spring salad with a piquant taste
Spring salad with a piquant taste
1. Chop fresh wild garlic leaves.
2. Add chopped boiled eggs.
3. Dress with olive oil, salt, and pepper.
4. Mix and serve.
2. Add chopped boiled eggs.
3. Dress with olive oil, salt, and pepper.
4. Mix and serve.
Pickled wild garlic (Soaking leaves in vinegar-based marinade)
Spicy and aromatic side dish
Spicy and aromatic side dish
1. Wash wild garlic leaves.
2. Prepare marinade from vinegar, sugar, and salt.
3. Pour marinade over leaves and let sit for several days.
4. Use as a snack or side dish.
2. Prepare marinade from vinegar, sugar, and salt.
3. Pour marinade over leaves and let sit for several days.
4. Use as a snack or side dish.