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I made stinging nettle pesto last night and it was SO GOOD (especially with aged garlic goat cheese I made last year). Now I'm having more for breakfast on toast with eggs.
And not only are stinging nettles tasty, I didn't have to plant them! They just grow (and much, much earlier than any greens I could plant). Yay stinging nettles!
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@sundogplanets
Just tried it for the first time in a tea with burdock and dandelion.
Saw Gennaro Contaldo use them to make filling for ravioli... interest definitely piqued.
@sundogplanets ooh, do you kinda just substitute the nettle for (all? some of?) the basil? doesn't it need cooking to deactivate?
I've been growing "some" (iykyk) but the soup/purée I've made a few times hasn't been a hit 😅
In traditional Italian cuisine there are many preparations using the Urtica dioica.
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