Dandelion is a delicious wild vegetable. Its leaves can be made into refreshing cold dishes and contain nutrients such as vitamins, proteins, amino acids, and minerals. Regular consumption of dandelion can help clear heat, detoxify, reduce swelling, and relieve pain. So, how can we get the best effect from eating dandelion?
Dandelion Tea
Dandelion Honey Tea
Ingredients:
10g dandelion, hot water, honey.
Instructions:
1. Wash fresh dandelion thoroughly and place it in a cup.
2. Pour hot water over the dandelion and let it steep.
3. When the water cools down, add honey and stir well.
Benefits: Promotes bowel movements, beauty and anti-aging, clears heat and promotes diuresis.
Dandelion Green Tea
Ingredients:
10g dandelion, 8g green tea.
1. Wash the dandelion thoroughly and place it in a teacup.
2. Add green tea and pour in boiling water.
3. Steep for about 5 minutes, twice a day.
Benefits: Antibacterial and anti-inflammatory, relieves pain and swelling, clears heat and detoxifies.
Dandelion Mulberry Leaf Tea
Ingredients:
8g dandelion, 8g mulberry leaves, rock sugar as needed.
1. Wash the dandelion and mulberry leaves and place them in a cup.
2. Pour in boiling water and steep for 4 minutes.
3. Add rock sugar to taste after the water cools down.
Benefits: Lowers blood pressure and blood lipids, protects and nourishes the liver, detoxifies and reduces inflammation.
Dandelion Soup
Dandelion Shrimp and Chicken Soup
Ingredients: 100g dandelion, 2 chicken thighs, 20g dried shrimp, salt, pepper, ginger.
Instructions:
1. Wash the chicken thighs and dandelion, slice the ginger.
2. Heat a pot of water, add the chicken thighs, dried shrimp, ginger slices, and pepper, and simmer over medium heat for 30 minutes.
3. Add the dandelion and simmer for 5 minutes. Season with salt and serve.
Benefits: Clears heat and detoxifies, relieves cough, sore throat, and nourishes the stomach and liver.
Dandelion Mung Bean Soup
Ingredients:
100g dandelion, 150g mung beans.
Instructions:
1. Wash the dandelion and put it in a pot with 1 large bowl of water. Simmer for 20 minutes.
2. Strain the liquid and use it to cook the washed mung beans until they bloom.
3. Add honey to taste.
Benefits: Clears heat and detoxifies, dissipates abscesses and disperses nodules.
Dandelion Porridge
Dandelion Lean Meat Porridge
Ingredients:
100g dandelion (or 30g dried dandelion), 200g glutinous rice, 50g minced lean pork, salt as needed.
Instructions:
1. Wash the dandelion and marinate it with salt and monosodium glutamate for 10 minutes.
2. Wash the glutinous rice and cook it in a pot with 2 large bowls of water. When it boils, add the minced meat and cook together.
3. When the water boils again, add the dandelion, reduce the heat and simmer for about 30 minutes.
Benefits: Clears heat and detoxifies, dissipates abscesses and disperses nodules.
Dandelion Cold Dishes
Dandelion with Garlic Sauce
Main Ingredients:
500g dandelion, minced garlic as needed.
Instructions:
1. Clean the dandelion and blanch it in boiling water.
2. Remove the dandelion from the water and wash it in cold water. Squeeze out the water and chop it, then place it on a plate.
3. Sprinkle with minced garlic, sesame oil, salt, and monosodium glutamate, and mix well.
Benefits: Clears heat and detoxifies, dissipates abscesses and disperses nodules.
Dandelion with Cucumber
Ingredients: 100g dandelion, 200g cucumber, minced garlic, soy sauce, chicken essence, sesame chili oil, vinegar, sugar, salt, etc.
Instructions:
1. Wash the dandelion and cucumber. Cut the dandelion into sections, and cut the cucumber into thin strips.
2. Mix the dandelion and cucumber together, add minced garlic, soy sauce, chicken essence, sesame chili oil, vinegar, sugar, and salt.
3. Mix well and serve.
Benefits: Clears heat, reduces fire, relieves swelling and disperses nodules, promotes lactation, and treats various infections and suppurative diseases.
Dandelion Stir-Fry
Dandelion and Egg Stir-Fry
Ingredients:
30g dandelion, 2 eggs, seasoning as needed.
Instructions:
1. Clean the dandelion and chop it.
2. Beat the eggs and add cooking wine, salt, chicken powder, and wolfberry, and mix well.
3. Chop the green onions and garlic, heat the pan, and add the green onions and garlic.
4. Add the dandelion and stir-fry, then add the chicken powder and salt and stir-fry until fragrant. Finally, pour in the egg mixture and stir-fry quickly.
5. Serve hot.
