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This is one of my favourite recipes to cook for vege. friends who want a wild food dinner and would probably be my first choice if I was forced to host an episode of come dine with me. Tasty and filling it looks great on the plate and there is always something a little daring about the concept of eating stinging nettles.

As a rule I serve it with a couple of salads or new potatoes and a warm tomato sauce but its versatile enough that you have plenty of other options to experiment with.

Like my Cat nettles don't like being stroked the wrong way but with a little care in handling its easy to gather nettles without gloves and still not get stung. Remember the stings grow pointing upwards and outwards so to pull in the direction of sting growth  means that the tips can't penetrate and break which is what gives that painful effect that we have all experienced

I should point out in the photo the white flower is three cornered leek a slightly milder wild Garlic

Meanwhile back in the kitchen...........

Not a full guide to the plant That is still in the making, however out today and picked a handful of these to top up my jar at home. And please be sure to note the warning at the bottom of the full blog.