The market · Vegetables · Northern and Central Europe

Nettles

Stinging nettles: the young tops of spring, which lose their sting in seconds in boiling water and cook like spinach.

green · grassy · earthy
Nettles

Goes with

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Knowing it

Where to buy
Foraged, with gloves, well away from roadsides and sprayed field edges; sometimes at farmers' markets.
Worth knowing
Blanch first, then squeeze dry and chop — for soup, risotto or a filling.

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