More from the food blogger that I’m currently the most jealous of, David Lebovitz (an American food blogger living in Paris). This one for a dandelion pesto makes my mouth water. I can eat pesto with just about anything, but paired with crackers or a piece of toast and I’m in heaven.
If you haven’t read David’s blog yet, do yourself a favor and check it out. It’s all very informative as well as entertaining. While he doesn’t focus on gluten-free recipes, he has a fair number of them that are naturally gluten-free like this one.
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“I’m one of those people that really craves bitter greens. And France is a funny place because on one hand, radicchio (trevise), frisée, arugula, and Belgian endive are found easily. The more sturdy greens – like kale and broccoli rabe, are frequently absent, although I did recently hear an Italian vendor at the market explaining to a baffled patron what broccoli raab was. He told her it was “…the foie gras of Portugal”, which wasn’t quite how I would phrase it, but I admired how he customized his sales technique appropriate to his clientele.
One green that does turn up from time to time are dandelion greens. So whenever I see them, I scoop up as many as possible to bring home and sauté the chopped leaves with slices of fresh garlic, then toss them with whole wheat pasta, olive oil, and red chile flakes. Then I top the bowl with chunks of feta cheese and dive in…”
