3 Wild Garlic Recipes | Soda Bread, Pesto and Salt

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavor without dairy.

pine nuts

🥗Healthier: sunflower seeds

💰Cheaper: walnuts

Sunflower seeds are lower in cost and provide a similar texture.

Wash wild garlic leaves and dry them with kitchen towels.

Chop the wild garlic roughly and transfer to a blender.

Add kefir and blend for 30 seconds until the mixture turns green.

Sift all-purpose and whole grain spelt flour into a bowl, add salt and baking soda, and stir well with a wooden spoon.

Make an indent in the middle of the bowl and pour in the kefir while stirring until combined.

Transfer the dough onto a floured surface and shape it into a ball, cutting a cross shape on top.

Bake in the oven at 200 Celsius for 25 to 30 minutes.

Pat dry the washed wild garlic leaves with kitchen towels.

Chop the leaves roughly and transfer them to a food processor bowl, adding coarse grain salt.

Run the food processor on medium speed until a vibrant green paste forms.

Spread the mixture onto a baking sheet and let it dry at room temperature or in the oven after the bread is done.

Toast walnuts in a dry pan until fragrant, then add to the food processor and pulse until crumbly.

Add coarsely chopped fresh dill and wild garlic leaves to the food processor.

Add freshly grated lemon zest, lemon juice, and slowly add olive oil while the processor is running until smooth.

Add grated pecorino romano cheese, black pepper, and salt to taste, processing briefly until combined.

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