Wild Edibles Test Kitchen: Salsify Sausage Frittata

In this episode you’ll learn how to forage for Salsify (Tragopogon spp.) and turn your harvest into a delicious/nutritious sausage frittata. Salsify is a non-bitter dandelion relative. This wild-growing plant is colorful, tender and unexpectedly sweet to the taste. In addition to its desirable flavor, it’s also incredibly beneficial for your liver, pancreas, kidneys, gallbladder, stomach and intestinal tract. Long story short, it’s healthy and scrumptious and free thus, it’s worth experimenting with! #wildedibles #foraging #salsify 🍉 NEW BOOK ALERT: 30-Day Green Smoothie Challenge for Busy People is here! https://sergeiboutenko.com/shop/ 🚐 Sergei's home on the internet: http://www.SergeiBoutenko.com 🌱 My wild edibles book: https://amzn.to/2W91Cwo 🎧🎸🎵 I get all my royalty-free music here: https://shutterstock.7eer.net/q91Gb ☠️ Don't Eat Something if You Don't Know What it is: https://youtu.be/OIaOhjIDD-8 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~🤿 ROUGH RECIPE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Salsify Sausage Frittata Ingredients: 1-2 cups freshly picked salsify flowers/tender shoots ½ onion chopped 1-2 green garlic shoots (finely chopped) ½ lbs Linguisa sausage (or favorite substitute) 8-10 eggs 1/3 cup half and half 1 cup sharp cheddar (grated) 1-2 Tablespoon rendered pork fat (or favorite substitute) Salt and black pepper to taste Instructions: Preheat oven to 350°F. Heat up cast-iron frying pan on stove top. Add in rendered pork fat, chopped onion, garlic, black pepper and salt. Fry mixture for 3-5 minutes or until golden brown. Chop Linguisa sausage into small cubes, add it to the pan and stir thoroughly. Throw in chopped salsify and keep stirring for another 2-3 more minutes. Make sure to taste your creation and adjust flavors as needed. While the combination simmers, combine eggs and half and half in a bowl and whisk. Add whisked content to frying pan and mix again. Transfer cast-iron from stove into the oven and bake for 15-20 minutes at 350°F. Once the frittata sets up, add shredded cheddar on top and broil on high for an additional 2-3 minutes (or until slightly crispy). Remove the pan from the oven and let the frittata cool for 5-ish minutes. Last but not least, slice, garnish and enjoy! Serves: 3-4 More Optional ingredients: 🌶 Joey's Hot Sauce: https://www.joeyshotsauce.com 🐄 Alexandre Dairy: https://alexandrefamilyfarm.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 🎥 MORE FORAGING VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE: Forest Foraging: https://youtu.be/j3a3QdtaE0s Wild Flower Infused Ice Cubes: https://youtu.be/-affIJIzzb4 Fight Inflation, Eat the Weeds: https://youtu.be/sPdR9K2YmD4 Garden Foraging with Sergei: https://youtu.be/x1QVeL_rLws Dandelion Root Coffee: https://youtu.be/oXBxZM0la5A Backyard Foraging: https://youtu.be/809Tf7RK95M Common Weeds and Wild Edibles of the World: https://youtu.be/NSxjozvB43Q Mushroom Hunting For Chanterelles, Lion's Mane & More: https://youtu.be/qlRcAdOm4lQ Morel Mushrooms: https://youtu.be/zOIQgZbuC_c Don't Eat Something if You Don't Know What it is: https://youtu.be/OIaOhjIDD-8 More Foraging: https://youtu.be/3patCDVUooc 📚RECOMMENDED READING: My book (Sergei Boutenko): https://amzn.to/2W91Cwo Nature's Garden by Sam Thayer: https://amzn.to/2VDbDTb Forager's Harvest by Sam Thayer: https://amzn.to/2YtHbrB Incredible Wild Edibles by Sam Thayer: https://amzn.to/2YuR6Ny Edible Wild Plants: Wild Foods From Dirt To Plate by: John Kallas: https://amzn.to/2YuScZG Discovering Wild Plants by Janice Schofield: https://amzn.to/2Q5ZRLh 🎹 Music: Brandenburg Concerto No4-1 BWV1049 - Classical Whimsical by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100303 Artist: http://incompetech.com/