Flageolets En Pissenlits Beans With Dandelion Greens Recipes

FRENCH FLAGEOLET BEANS

Steps:

• The night before cooking, place the beans in a large bowl and cover them with water by 1 inch. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
• The next day, preheat the oven to 300 degrees. Drain the beans, rinse well, and drain again. In a large ovenproof pot such as Le Creuset, heat the olive oil over medium to medium-low heat, add the bacon, and cook for 4 to 5 minutes, until the bacon starts to brown. Add the onion, fennel, and carrots and cook for 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables begin to soften but aren't browned. Add the garlic and saute for 1 to 2 more minutes.
• Add the flageolets to the pot and stir in the broth, bay leaves, and rosemary. (Don't be tempted to add salt! The beans will become tough.) Add 2 cups of water, which should just cover the beans, and bring to a simmer on top of the stove. Cover the pot tightly and bake in the oven for 45 minutes. Remove the lid, stir in 1 tablespoon salt and 1 teaspoon pepper, and return the pot to the oven without the lid. Raise the temperature to 350 degrees and bake for 30 to 45 more minutes. The beans will be very tender and there will be just a little liquid in the bottom of the pan. (If the beans are dry, add a little more water.) Discard the bay leaves and rosemary. Taste for seasonings and serve hot.

FLAGEOLETS EN PISSENLITS (BEANS WITH DANDELION GREENS)

Steps:

• Soak the dried beans in warm water for at least two hours; drain.
• Place the beans in a flameproof casserole with the onion, carrot, garlic and herbs, and add enough water to cover the beans by one inch.
• Cover and bring just to the boil over medium heat.
• Immediately reduce the heat and simmer for about an hour, adding additional water if necessary to keep beans covered.
• Add the greens and continue to cook for another thirty minutes or until the beans are creamy.
• Remove from the heat, swirl in the butter and season with the salt and pepper to taste.
• Serve immediately.

FLAGEOLET BEANS WITH CHANTERELLES, SMOKED SALMON AND SAGE

Steps:

• Soak the flageolets if time allows, then cook them until tender. Set aside.
• In a large, heavy pan, heat some butter. Add onions and then garlic, and cook until onions are clear, adding a pinch of salt about halfway through. Add the mushrooms and continue sautéing. Add a pinch of saffron and a dollop of cream. Stir and let the flavor and liquid soak in.
• Add pieces of salmon, half the sage, the cooked flageolet beans, and the wine. Stir, and cover the pan, letting it cook for a few minutes. Uncover and slowly add the rest of the cream, pouring in a little at a time and stirring as it cooks and letting the cream be absorbed. Add the rest of the sage, turn off the heat, and serve.

FLAGEOLETS WITH AUTUMN GREENS AND FRESH BACON

Steps:

• Pack the fresh bacon in the salt and sugar mixture, cover, and refrigerate for up to 4 hours. Rinse and pat dry, then cut into 1/2-inch cubes.
• Combine the bacon, beans, carrot, onion, garlic, apricots, bay leaves, and chile in a pressure cooker and add cold water to come an inch above the beans. Fit the pressure cooker with the lid and raise the temperature to high until it starts to whistle. Reduce to the lowest setting and cook until the beans are creamy and cooked through, roughly 25 minutes. Remove the lid and adjust the seasoning with vinegar, salt, and pepper. Alternately, bring the ingredients to a boil in a large, heavy-bottomed pot and immediately reduce the heat to a simmer. Cook, covered, until the beans are thoroughly cooked through and creamy, roughly 1 3/4 hours.
• Remove the large aromatic vegetables, garlic, chile, and bay leaves from the pot and discard. They've done their flavoring job. Coarsely chop the greens or tear with your hands, then fold them into the beans. Simmer for another 5 minutes, or until the greens are tender.
• Serve with warm crusty bread and a healthy dose of olive oil.

WILTED DANDELION GREENS

Steps:

• Washing the greens very carefully, discarding the roots and tough stems. Dry between two towels. Tear the greens into small pieces.
• Fry the bacon in a large skillet until the bacon is very crisp. Remove bacon to paper towel.
• Add the mustard, sugar, vinegar, salt and pepper to the fat in the pan. Bring to boil and put in dry greens.
• Cover and cook the greens for about 3 minutes, until just hot and wilted.
• Transfer to a warm vegetable dish and crumble bacon all over the top.

GRAMMIE BEA'S DANDELION GREENS

Steps:

• Pick 2 lg. brown bags full of dandelions, or buy 3 lbs., as they shrink a lot during cooking.
• Wash dandelions well 2-3 times in changes of water, to remove bugs and dirt. Inspect leaves and stems as you go, to make sure they.
• arent wilted or rotted or anything, and break off any that are.
• Add about 6" of water to a lg. pot.
• Add cut up pieces of salt pork into the water.
• Once washed well, add the greens to the pot.
• Add 1 teaspoons salt. on top of the greens.
• Cook on high until water comes to a boil, then turn down to medium heat.
• Let greens cook, until reduced, and tender.
• Make sure salt pork is cooked through, at least 45-50 minutes.
• Drain well, and serve with butter, vinegar, salt, and pepper.
• Note: Preparation time varies, depending on how dirty the dandelions are and how well you clean them.

DANDELION GREEN SALAD

Steps:

• Place all the ingredients, up to olive oil, in a large bowl and toss together.
• In another little bowl stir together oil, lemon juice and salt and pepper. Pour over salad. Enjoy!

SAUSAGE, BEANS, AND GREENS

Steps:

• In a large pot, cook sausage and onion over medium heat for 5 minutes or until onion is tender; drain.
• Add in beans, chicken broth, wine, and thyme.
• Bring to a boil; lower heat, cover, and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Stir in escarole; heat through.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper, if desired.
• Ladle into individual bowls; sprinkle w/ Parmesan cheese.