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Dandelion roots can be turned into a caffeine-free coffee substitute, containing a range of vitamins and minerals. This is one more easy garden recipe to add to your repertoire! Once roasted and ground, it has a very similar colour to coffee and a rich, bitter, and earthy flavour. You can even add it to your coffee as the taste alone can take some getting used to.

Dandelion (Taraxacum sect. Taraxacum) is easily recognisable from the serrated bright green leaves that grow in a rosette, and vibrant yellow flowers that turn into the well-known seed heads that blow in the wind. They look very similar to Cat’s Ear and Sow Thistle (their leaves are edible too!) but the main differences are that dandelion flowers grow on single, unbranched stems and the stems are hollow.

They are an environmental weed in most states, so what better way to get rid of them than eating them! Plus, they are so easy to harvest, as you can just pay extra attention when doing your normal garden weeding, using a garden fork or weeding tool to carefully lever them out, roots and all.

Preparation:
- Remove the leaves – wash well and keep them for a salad
- Wash the roots to remove soil.
- Chop the roots into similar size pieces so they cook evenly.
- Pop on a tray into the oven at 180 degrees for 20-30 minutes. Keep a close eye on them as small pieces will burn quickly (may need to remove sooner). They are ready once dark brown and brittle.
- Allow to cool, then use a mortar and pestle or coffee grinder to form a powder.

Brewing:
- Add a teaspoon (or to taste) to boiled water and stir.
- Drink on its own or add milk and sugar.

Storage:
- Keep in an airtight container and it will stay fresh for a few months

There is no such thing as waste in a good garden! Make your weeds work for you, rather than the other way around.

Warning - Be careful where you harvest weeds as roadsides, parks etc. may have pesticide residue.

Featured Weed:
DANDELION - Taraxacum sect. Taraxacum
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