I’m still eating my edible lawn weeds, esp after @blackforager made wild garlic or “onion grass” powder!!! I knew I had to try this. BTW, if you don’t follow her, you really should. She’s a fav if you enjoy foraging for wild foods.
Previously, I made and shared a pesto pasta recipe and a wild & weedy sourdough bread made with mine… all divine!
And since I have wild garlic pretty much everywhere—that needed to be dug up to get it under control—I figured why not try this too… it def does not disappoint!
I did notice it has a very fine, silky texture. I was afraid it would clump together so I added a little salt to help with texture and shakeability (plus it can act as a preservative). I didn’t add enough salt for it to be super salty (1 Tbsp. per 8-oz jar) but you could turn this into an onion/wild garlic salt as well.
Wild Garlic “Onion Grass” Powder
TIME:
2-3 days to dehydrate and process
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MAKES:
5-6 oz
HARVEST:
Wild garlic (sometimes called “Onion Grass”
| INGREDIENTS |
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| 1 large bunch of wild garlic |
| 1 Tbsp. sea salt (optional) |
DIRECTIONS:
- Dig up clumps of wild garlic from your lawn.
- Let the cloves/stalks dry for a few days to harden the exterior so you can peel the outer layer off each one.
- Using a small knife, cut off the root end of the wild garlic and peel off the outer coating until you get clean, bare bulbs/stems.
- Layer wild garlic in a single layer on a baking sheet and dehydrate at 175F in the oven with the door slightly ajar or in a dehydrator overnight.
- Once the wild garlic is dry and crispy, you can use a high-speed blender or spice grinder to turn the bulbs and stems into powder.
- Because the powder is so silky and fine, I add 1 Tbsp. of seas salt to the mixture to help with the texture and shake ability (optional).