The recipes are simple and delicious nettle

Nettle is not just a weed or common plant. Since ancient times in our country it was used in food, considering the very useful and adding in lots of different dishes. So, what can be made from nettle?

Nettle grows everywhere, and, like the dandelion is considered a weed, and another similarity between them is that nettle, and dandelion, you can cook a variety of delicious and very healthy meals, and today few people know.

The healing properties of nettle people appreciated in ancient times, and modern science confirms their vitamin C in the plant 4 times more than in lemons and oranges, and more carotene than carrots. Among other vitamins and minerals contained in the plant - B1, B2, B3, C, ascorbic acid, starch, tannins, organic acids, magnesium, calcium and others.

It should be noted that the nettle is absolutely impossible to eat for pregnant women suffering from varicose veins and thrombophlebitis.

Nettle together with spinach and quinoa in lean war years were widely eaten in our country and intelligent mistress I only learned to cook: soups, main dishes and even cakes. Today as a food plant of the nettle are used by the few, and nothing - only this plant could completely fill the need of vitamins.

That can be made from nettle

Nettle can cook a delicious soup, wrens and other soups, main dishes - rice, patties, omelets, and all sorts of salads and snacks. This herb goes well with rice, potatoes, perfectly manifests itself in pies and salads, delicious cooked with her soup.

It is believed that collect nettles to eat better on Tuesday at dawn, and in the first quarter of the moon - astrologers say that it was then that she will carry a special healing power. Of course, it is not necessary to collect nettles near roads. Not to burn nettle hands, collect her gloves, and prepare it, you need to pour boiling water.

To use the utensils of brass and iron for cooking nettle impossible.

Let us consider the most simple, delicious and interesting dishes that can be cooked with nettles.

First of all, speaking about the dishes nettle, we should mention a wonderful soup that can be prepared only with this plant.

Recipe soup with nettle

You will need: 100 g nettle, 2 potatoes, 1 onion and carrot ? bunch of parsley and dill, 2 tbsp sour cream, 1 tbsp. lemon juice, vegetable oil, salt.

How to make soup from nettles. Peel the potatoes, water, salt and bring the pot to a boil, toss the potatoes, boil until tender. RUB the potatoes, taking it out of the broth with sour cream, put back in the broth, stir, continue to cook over medium heat. Julienne cut carrots and onions for 4 minutes and fry in vegetable oil. Wash and dry greens and nettles, finely chopped, scalded nettles in boiling water, put together with greens in the soup, boil it, adding the lemon juice, pepper and salt to taste, 2 more minutes and remove from heat.

To prepare the soup with nettles can chicken or beef broth, also suitable and vegetable broth, but you can use just water if the soup without meat. Use for soups better only young nettle or the top of unexpanded leaves of plants. In soups nettles can be combined with other greens - spinach, sorrel, etc.

The most famous soup that can be prepared with nettles is, of course, nettle soup.

Recipe of cabbage soup with nettle

You will need: young nettles, 1 egg, carrot, onion and/or green, potatoes, salt.

How to cook soup with nettle. Nettle parboiled and cut into small pieces, cubes and chop the carrots and potatoes, chop onion finely. First in boiling water, put the potatoes after 10 minutes add the onion, carrot, through another 5 min - nettles, salt and put in the soup whipped egg with a fork, vigorously stir in the soup, cook the soup for another 5 minutes and serve with sour cream.

Not inferior to the soup with nettle in taste and flavor main dishes that can be prepared with this wonderful grass.

Recipe dish nettle "Wren"

You will need: young fresh nettles, potato, onion, egg, garlic, vegetable oil, spices, salt.

How to make a Wren. Put the nettles in cold water, bring to boil, 10 min cook over medium heat, then put in a colander, Pat dry with onions and fry in butter, sunflower, until the onion is ready, under the cover. Put the nettles and onions boiled potatoes and fry for 5 minutes, beat the egg, add, passed through a garlic press, add Basil, allspice.

Omelet recipe with nettle

You will need: nettle, eggs, milk, butter, salt.

How to cook an omelet with nettle. Rinse the nettles in boiling water, cut into small pieces, pour the beaten egg with milk, eggs, salt and stir. In a pan melt the butter, put the mixture simmer scrambled under cover until tender.

This omelet with nettle very useful if you want to charge in the morning with energy, strength and vigor, he will be a wonderful option for Breakfast.

Can be prepared from nettle is another version of scrambled eggs.

The nettle recipe, baked with eggs

You will need: 250 g of nettle, 1 onion, 1 egg, 2 sprigs cilantro, 1,5 tbsp of melted butter, salt.

How to bake nettles with egg. To omit the nettles in boiling water, boil, put in a colander. Finely chop the onion until tender douse in butter, add obsushenny nettles, chopped cilantro, oil, salt, stir, put out, pour the beaten egg with a fork, put out to tender.

If you really want to impress family, cook with nettle risotto.

Recipe of risotto with nettles

You will need: 400 g carrots and rice, 200 grams onions and raisins, 160 g butter, 50 g of nettle young, Sol.

How to cook risotto with nettles. Carrot peel, cut into strips with onions, oil passionate until soft. Rice, washed and pre-soaked in cold water, rinsed and sorted raisins, chopped nettles add to the onions with carrots, stir, pour hot water and simmer, covered until tender.

A lot of invented and salads with nettle, for example, is a delicious and healthy salad can quickly prepare for the next recipe.

Salad recipe with nettle

You will need: nettle young, green onions, dill, parsley, vegetable oil, pepper, salt.

How to make a green salad with nettle. Nettle leaves as should be washed and scalded with boiling water, cut into small pieces, combine with finely chopped dill, parsley and green onions, salt and pepper and fill with oil.

Salad recipe with nettle and nuts

You will need: 500 g of nettle leaves, 50 g of parsley and dill, 4 cloves of garlic, 1-2 walnut kernels, 3-4 tbsp. oil, 1 tbsp. of lemon juice, salt.

How to cook salad with nettle and nuts. Wash the nettles and drop into salted boiling water, boil 3-4 min, with a slotted spoon to remove it, drain in a colander, lightly mash, put into the bowl. Mix the oil with crushed garlic and salt, put the mixture to the nettle together with chopped dill and parsley, and crushed nuts, sprinkle with lemon juice.

The list of dishes that can be prepared from nettle, huge - and all because of its centuries been used for food for centuries it was considered one of the main products of healers. Cook healthy dishes with nettle and be healthy!