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dandelion

1. a plant, Taraxacum officinale, native to Europe and Asia and naturalized as a weed in North America, having yellow rayed flowers and deeply notched basal leaves, which are used for salad or wine: family Asteraceae (composites)
2. any of several similar related plants
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dandelion

traditional symbol of flirtation. [Flower Symbolism: Jobes, 413]

dandelion

symbol of grief. [Flower Symbolism: Jobes, 413]
See: Grief
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On rare occasion, my mom or I will take the time to go pick the real deal out of our yards, but one local grocery store carries organic large-leafed dandelion greens almost year-round, so I buy that.
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"In the spring you go out and get dandelion greens. That's just part of normal life.
* 1 bunch chicory or escarole * 1 bunch dandelion greens * 1 bunch pursulane * 1 or 2 handfuls beet greens * 1 bunch sorrel (To serve 4) * 7 or 8 carrots * alfalfa sprouts * 2 tablespoons cider vinegar * 6 tablespoons safflower oil You Will Also Need: * salad spinner (optional) * large salad bowl * small mixing bowl * small knife * peeler * grater When choosing the chicory, sorrel, and dandelion greens, look for light-colored leaves for a milder tasting salad.
Depending on the time of year, the box may contain fresh morel mushrooms, stinging nettle greens, Japanese Knotweed stalks; burdock root (wild Gobo), dried reishi mushrooms, dandelion greens and root, wild salad mix, mulberries, raspberries, blackberries, paw paws, fiddleheads, milkweed buds, and much more.
We all know that eating greens like kale, chard, broccoli, wheat grass, dandelion greens and sprouts is healthy.
With many healthy options, the cooking greens category includes products such as turnip greens, spinach, kale, Rapini/Broccoli Raab, mustard greens, chard, beet greens, collard greens, dandelion greens, fiddlehead ferns and other cooking greens.
This is one of our favorite recent iterations, a collaboration between Allagash and New Belgium, fermented with Allagash Brettanomyces and New Belgium Lactobacillus, and accented with dandelion greens and elderberries.
Make a point to snap up something new every time you hit the market (dandelion greens, anyone?).
Taste dandelion greens or make dandelion jelly while teaching about weeds.
Plate as shown and garnish with dandelion greens and mizuna.
The diet, which Tracey swears by, includes fruit smoothies, pureed oatmeal and pears with cinnamon, soups containing dandelion greens and a dinner of lean meats and vegetables.
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