Nettles are awesome plants; no only do they provide us with the materials to make stinging nettle cordage, they’re also edible and have medicinal properties. Cordage is essential when you are spending any amount of time in the outdoors; learning how to make your own cordage is therefore an important bushcraft skill. Recently I wrote […]
Who doesn’t like prawn toast when they have a Chinese. Here we’ve added some nettles to the recipe, and it definitely is better for it. But don’t take my word for it – give it a try yourself, it’s really easy to make and tastes great. Plus nettles are good for you, so a win […]
These cheesy nettle puff pies are delicious and simple to make, so give them a try! Ingredients (for 12 pies) 250g of puff pastry 200g of grated cheese (we used cheddar) 125ml of cream or milk 3 eggs 2 sliced tomatoes salt and pepper A large bunch of nettle tips, washed, blanched, drained and chopped […]
Malfatti is an Italian dish used as a substitute for pasta. We tend to pick only the very tips of the nettles as they are the tastiest part. We use a few different areas and pick regularly. Picking the tips delays the flowering process and encourages new growth. We’ve found that we can still pick […]
This is our take on the classic Greek dish. Ingredients Half a carrier bag of nettles 1 onion peeled and finely chopped 1 tbsp of olive oil 1 egg, beaten Pepper 125g of crumbled feta cheese 135g of filo pastry 50g of melted butter Sesame seeds Honey How to make Nettle Spanokoppites Blanch the nettles […]
Another winning recipe from Nicola, these nettle and chorizo tapas were absolutely delicious and I can’t wait to try them again! Ingredients 200g of blanched nettles 50g chorizo 2 tbsp of olive oil 1 onion, finely chopped Chicken stock Chilli flakes Crushed black pepper White wine How to make the nettle and chorizo tapas Fry […]
