It is fascinating to discover that the ‘ordinary’ weed growing along the roads and in our backyard actually has a medicinal effect. Sow Thistle is the one that I looked into and even have a receipt for where. Please make sure to direct your questions, comments and suggestions to drspodcastshow@gmail.com and don’t forget to rate the show. Here is a pic. of Sow Thistle followed by a recipe for salsa!

Pic. from the website: dancing with horses:

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Smooth Sow Thistle salsa

Ingredients

• 2 garlic cloves
• (2 ounces) sow thistle leaves
• (3 1/2 ounces) soaked hazelnuts
• (1/2 ounce) parsley
• 1/4 teaspoon Himalayan salt
• 2 teaspoons Korean red chili flakes
• 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 10 cherry tomatoes, chopped

Procedure

• Soak the hazelnuts in boiling water for one hour. Strain and rinse afterward.
• at the same time soak the sow thistle leaves in cold water for one hour. Remove the leaf blades from the larger leaves and throw away the stalks.
• Crush the garlic cloves and let sit for 15 minutes.
• Add the hazelnuts, sow thistle, parsley, garlic, salt, olive oil and chili flakes in a food processor. Run the processor until all ingredients are chopped and mixed up. Don’t let the food become runny.
• Chop the tomatoes and place the sow thistle mixture in a bowl. Fork the tomatoes through the processed sow thistle.
• ready to be served.