Cream Of Dandelion Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 cups chopped dandelion greens
• 2 cups dandelion flowers
• 2 cups dandelion flowers, buds
• 1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 cup chopped wild leek (or onions)
• 6 garlic cloves, minced
• 4 cups water
• 2 cups half-and-half cream or 2 cups heavy cream
• 2 teaspoons salt

Recipe

• 1 gently boil dandelion leaves in 6 cups water. pour off bitter water. boil gently a second time in another 6 cups of water and pour off bitter water.
• 2 in a heavy-bottom soup pot, sauté wild leeks and garlic in butter or olive oil until tender.
• 3 add 4 cups water.
• 4 add dandelion leaves, flower petals, buds, and salt.
• 5 simmer gently 45 minutes or so.
• 6 add cream and simmer a few minutes more.
• 7 garnish with flower petals.