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Spring Tuna Salad with Dandelion (Plus 7 Other Great Dandelion Recipes)

by Kristen Smith

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Since the last post was all about dandelions, it’s only fitting to follow that one up with a recipe post featuring that delightful herb!

While the greens are excellent sources of minerals, nutrients, and other beneficial compounds, I wanted to find a way to use the petals from the dandelion.

Spring Tuna Salad with Dandelion, Plus 7 Other Dandelion Recipes

Earlier this week, during a quick realization that my dinner plans hadn’t panned out for the night, I thought I’d turn to an old faithful recipe: tuna salad. It’s quick and easy enough, and the whole family likes it.

But to mix things up, and to highlight a couple of seasonal ingredients found right outside our door, I added both dandelion petals and chives. It was great!

The bright yellow petals added a nice color, and the chives a delicious taste. This is definitely a fun and easy way to use dandelions in the kitchen. 

Also, if you’re not a huge fan of tuna, you could always use equal parts shredded chicken in the recipe to make a chicken salad with dandelion. 

dandelion petals

One step that will need done before making the tuna salad is to remove the petals from the flower head’s base. Bonus points if you remembered that the petals are actually complete miniature flowers.

There are parts on the base of the flower head called sepals that are rather bitter, and so it’s best to leave those out.

To remove the petals, you can simply pluck them out of the flower head. That’s what we did, since the recipe only uses 3 dandelion flowers. For doing more flower heads, you can just use kitchen scissors to cut the base of the flower off.

Spring Tuna Salad with Dandelion

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Ingredients

  • 2 4.5 oz cans tuna in extra virgin olive oil, undrained (like these)
  • 1/3 cup dandelion petals, loosely packed (about 3 flower heads)
  • 1/4 cup freshly snipped chives
  • 3-4 Tablespoons sour cream
  • 2 teaspoons lemon juice
  • salt and pepper to taste

Tuna Salad with dandelion ingredients

Instructions

  1. Place all of the ingredients into a medium bowl, except salt and pepper. Blend together with a fork until combined. Use more or less sour cream according to your family’s preferences for texture.
  2. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
  3. Serve on bread, in lettuce wraps, or stuffed into other veggies and enjoy!

Yummy+Easy=Dinner on the table in a flash!

Tuna Salad with Dandelion Sandwiches

7 More Great Recipes Featuring Dandelions

If you’re looking for more ways to enjoy this useful herb, checkout one or more of these recipes below. I already have my eye on a few!

1. Backyard Quiche from Feminine Adventures

2. Dandelion Pesto from Learning and Yearning

3. Dandelion Root Chai from Nourishing Meals (I actually love dandelion root in my chai!)

4. Dandelion Fritters from Red and Honey

5. DIY Coffee Substitute from Whole New Mom

6. Paleo Dandelion Cookies from The Homestead Lady

7. Homemade Dandelion Syrup from Nature’s Nurture

Spring Tuna Salad with Dandelion 2

 Did you know you can add dandelion petals to food?

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About Kristen Smith

I believe natural health is a blessing from God that you can start enjoying right now, one step at a time. As a trained herbalist and certified aromatherapist, I can give you trusted guidance and practical help, grounded in solid research and established tradition, so you can make progress in your journey toward thriving health. Learn more here.

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  1. Sarah UmmYusuf says

    March 4, 2017 at 4:48 pm

    Oh my goodness, tuna salad – of course! Now I can’t wait for dandelion season again. And thanks for including my syrup recipe in your list! 🙂

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    • Kristen Smith says

      March 7, 2017 at 7:04 pm

      Such a fun addition, isn’t it? And glad to include your syrup. I love finding new ways to use herbs, especially the ones I can find the backyard!

      Reply
  2. Cecilia says

    May 8, 2015 at 10:53 am

    Thanks, Kristen! I’ve been wanting to incorporate dandelions into our meals, but hadn’t looked up any recipes yet. Thanks so much for saving me time! These look great!

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    • Kristen Smith says

      May 8, 2015 at 7:57 pm

      I’m glad some of these will be useful for you, Cecilia!

      Reply
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