DRIED NETTLE

COMPOSITION : DRIED NETTLE.

* RESEALABLE BAG *

HISTORY :

This herbaceous plant requires a rich soil. Specialists attest that its consumption dates back to the Neolithic period. In Antiquity, Pliny the Elder listed some sixty recipes based on nettle.  Today, nettle is underestimated by gourmets.

PROPERTIES :

We are taught at an early age to be wary of it. However, this plant can do us good, it is remineralizing, depurative and diuretic. It is a concentrate of chlorophyll and proteins, an area in which it beats soya by a wide margin! It is often ignored but the nettle has a record amount of vitamin C, higher than the orange.

COOKING :

Do you want to eat nettle, but don't know how to go about it? Its hairy leaves are stinging, yet edible in salads or soups. As an added bonus, its bright green colour will decorate your plates. Replace spinach or leeks with nettle in your pies and savoury pies. Like other green vegetables, it goes well with goat's cheese. A tad regressive and tasty.

Nettle will turn your traditional mashed potatoes into a new and original dish to serve to your children. In a potato pancake, you'll have everything right too!