Wild garlic (Allium ursinum), also called wild garlic, garlic spinach or witch's onion and from the allium family is a relative of chives, onions and garlic. His season is just beginning again in March. Like garlic, its main healthy active ingredient is allicin, which, among other things, has an anti-inflammatory effect and fights free radicals in the body. Both the leaves and flowers are edible and can be enjoyed raw or prepared as a cooked dish. We have selected 4 delicious and simple wild garlic recipes for you as inspiration for your spring kitchen. Bon appetit!
Wild garlic recipes: Delicious wild garlic pesto for pasta or soup
For this recipe you need a glass, about 15 minutes and the following ingredients:
- 150 g – 200 g fresh, washed wild garlic leaves
- 50 g Parmesan or vegan hard cheese
- 1 clove of garlic
- 1 lemon (juice)
- 50 g pine nuts or walnuts (roasted and finely chopped)
- 100 ml cold-pressed organic olive oil
- 1/2 TL Himalaya Salt
- 1/2 – 1 tsp ground black pepper
Preparation:
- Wash and clean the wild garlic leaves thoroughly to remove dirt and cut or tear them into smaller pieces.
- Put the wild garlic leaves, the garlic clove, the toasted and finely chopped pine nuts or walnuts, the Parmesan cheese, the salt and the pepper in the blender and slowly add the olive oil and lemon juice until it becomes a uniform mixture.
You can now put the pesto in a jar and store it in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks until you use it. Tip: Pour the pesto into an ice cube tray and put it in the freezer. The cubes have a very long shelf life and can be used in portions for pasta or soup if necessary.
Recipe for gourmets: wild garlic risotto with goat cheese, seasoned with white wine
Of course, we also have something for the gourmets among you. This dish with goat cheese, dry white wine and optionally a dash of truffle oil will delight every gourmet and is not that complicated to prepare. You should allow about 15 minutes for preparation and 30 minutes for cooking and you will need the following ingredients for 4 servings:
- 150 g wild garlic leaves
- 2 finely chopped shallots
- 3 cloves garlic finely chopped or pressed
- 1 teaspoon butter
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 350 g fragrant organic jasmine rice
- 1 liter chicken or vegetable broth
- 250 ml dry white wine
- 150 g goat cheese
- a dash of truffle oil
Preparation:
- Bring the broth to a boil in a saucepan.
- Take a medium to large deep skillet with a lid, melt the butter and oil over medium heat and sauté the shallots and garlic until soft but not brown.
- Now add the rice, salt and pepper and stir for about a minute. Now it's the wine's turn. Pour it in and stir for another 2 minutes.
- Now add the broth and let the rice simmer over medium heat for about 10 minutes until most of the liquid has evaporated. Reduce the heat to low and cover the pan with the lid for another 10 minutes.
- As soon as the liquid has evaporated, add the wild garlic and cook for another 2 minutes, then add it lastGoat cheese ingredientadd to it.
Stir everything well again and serve on 4 plates, pouring the truffle oil over the dish only on the plate. Bon appetite!
Wild garlic herb butter: Fresh, tasty, healthy and spicy - quick for in between
Of course, there are also wild garlic recipes for a small, delicious snack in between. How about homemade wild garlic herb butter, for example? For this you need the following ingredients:
- 250g soft, unsalted butter
- 50g finely chopped wild garlic
- 1/2 teaspoonHimalayan saltto taste
How to prepare the herb butter:
- Put the butter in a mixing bowl and first mix it with the salt and then gradually stir in the wild garlic.
- As soon as everything is well mixed, put the mixture on baking paper and form a roll out of the butter mixture. Now put the roll in the fridge to solidify. Tastes fantasticfresh baguette- Bon appetit!
Wild garlic recipes: Fresh, homemade wild garlic cheese bread
How about a fragrant and crunchy homemade wild garlic cheese bread for you and your family at the weekend? You need the following ingredients for the dough:
- 430 g Flour
- 250 ml lukewarm water
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 packet of dry baking yeast
For the wild garlic and cheese mixture:
- 60 ml olive oil
- 150g mild grated cheese or vegan cheese
- 150g wild garlic
- 1/2 tsp salt
Preparation:
- Put the baker's yeast, the sugar and the salt and 2 tablespoons of the flour in a bowl and pour in the lukewarm water. Cover the bowl well and place it in a warm place in the room for 15 minutes.
- The yeast-water mix should have risen slightly after 15 minutes. Put the flour and olive oil in a large bowl and pour the liquid on top. Start by stirring well and then kneading. Using a food processor, knead the dough at medium speed for approx. 7 – 10 minutes.
- Moisten the dough with olive oil and let it rise, covered airtight, at room temperature for 45 - 60 minutes.
- In the meantime, just before the dough has finished resting, cut the wild garlic into small pieces and mix it with the grated cheese orvegan cheeseand the olive oil.
- Now take the dough and knead it again, gradually adding the wild garlic and cheese mixture. Form a loaf of bread, cover it with a kitchen towel and let it rise for another 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 200 degrees, place the loaf of bread on baking paper on the baking tray and bake at a temperature of 200 degrees for 30 minutes or until desired browning. Bon appetit!
