Dandelion salad benefits and effects

Dandelions are a type of plant with great ornamental value, and their dancing posture in the air is simply elegant. Although everyone is deeply impressed by the appearance of dandelion, many people may not know that it is actually a plant that can be used as both medicine and food. Dandelion contains a variety of healthy nutrients. It not only has diuretic and laxative effects, but also can treat diseases such as jaundice and constipation. Cold-mixed dandelions have the effects of detoxification, reducing swelling, reducing jaundice, and clearing heat.

1. Can dandelions be eaten cold?

Dandelions can be eaten raw, fried, made into soup, or sautéed, and have a unique flavor. Dandelion is a commonly used Chinese medicinal material with extremely rich nutrients. It has the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, reducing swelling and relieving nodules, and promoting dampness and relieving jaundice.

2. How to make dandelion

1. Cold salad

Blanch the washed dandelions in boiling water for 1 minute, drain and rinse with cold water. It can be served with chili oil, MSG, salt, sesame oil, vinegar, mashed garlic, etc., or it can be mixed into side dishes with different flavors according to your taste.

2. Make the filling

Wash the tender stems and leaves of dandelions, blanch them in water, squeeze and chop them, add seasonings to make stuffing (you can also add meat) for dumplings or buns.

3. Minced garlic

To make garlic dandelion, you need to prepare 400 grams of fresh dandelion, and then prepare an appropriate amount of minced garlic and oyster sauce. Wash the dandelion and cut it into sections. Put oil in the pot, stir-fry the dandelion, then add oyster sauce, stir-fry evenly, then add minced garlic, add a small amount of table salt, stir-fry evenly and it can be served.

4. Cook porridge

Wash and chop 150 grams of dandelion, heat oil in a pot, add chopped green onion, stir-fry the dandelion until soft, take it out, wash the japonica rice, add water to cook into porridge, add the fried dandelion when the porridge is about to be served, mix well and cook for a while, then take it out and eat.

3. Dandelion Diet Therapy

1. Dandelion porridge: 30 grams of dandelion and 100 grams of japonica rice, cooked into porridge, can clear away heat and detoxify, reduce swelling and disperse nodules.

2. Dandelion, Artemisia capillaris, and red dates soup: 50 grams of dandelion, 50 grams of Artemisia capillaris, 10 dates, and 50 grams of white sugar are made into a soup, which is an excellent auxiliary medicine for the treatment of acute icteric hepatitis.

3. Dandelion and Platycodon Soup: 60 grams of dandelion, 10 grams of platycodon, and a little white sugar, decocted together into a soup, which has a certain effect on carbuncle.