5 ways with wild food
Spring has sprung and it’s time to get creative with your food, says outdoor specialist Susanne Fischer-Rizzi. Here are her top five seasonal treats
1. Nettle Chips
Nibbles for the wild
‘Nettle chips – yuk, I don’t like those!’ is how the children of the wilderness groups I run react to the idea of this dish. But when they taste these crisps they cannot get enough of them and see nettles with new eyes.
Serves 3-4
Ingredients:
125g clarified butter or vegetable oil
1 bowl freshly picked individual nettle leaves, as young as possible
sea salt, cayenne pepper or paprika, salt
2. Take them out of the pan, allow the excess fat to drip off and sprinkle a mixture of salt and cayenne pepper or paprika on them.
3. Serve hot.
Cooking utensils: A large flat pan; a board on which to let the excess fat drip off; a wooden spoon or fork for stirring and taking out the chips.
Fire: Small fire with low flames.
