Filed under: Health, Healthy Eating, Holistic Recipe
It’s fiddlehead season in Ontario again and it only lasts a few short weeks. If you’re lucky enough to find these curly little ferns that have yet to unfurl, which is how they got their name, you are in for a treat: They taste like a mix of asparagus or green beans with a touch of artichoke.
In Ontario, they grow along muddy riverbanks (which wild “foodies” love to pick), but they recently ended up in my kitchen when I found them at my local grocery store.
Fiddleheads are a wonderful source of vitamin A, C, potassium, and folate (the B-vitamin superstar for heart health and reduces the risk of birth defects). They are a wonderful addition to any meal as a tasty, vitamin and mineral-rich side dish or the main ingredient in a pesto. I was lucky enough to eat homemade fiddlehead ravioli at a friend’s house on the weekend. Her boyfriend is a seasonal foodie fanatic and my tastebuds were made to feel very joyous!
Recipe after the jump.
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