Foraging Recipes

Lucky enough to know the location of a wild asparagus patch? Here are some great recipes to try.

A collection of recipes that use blackberries as a main ingredient.

Hunt down some burdocks, and give this Japanese dish a try.

Preserve the unique flavor of cactus pears (aka prickly pears) in this delicious jelly recipe.

Go out in search of chestnut trees. Then, use the nuts to make some of these recipes.

Transform crab apples from nuisance to nourishment with this chilled soup recipe.

A rundown of the nutrients found in dandelions, as well as some dandelion-based recipes.

Have dandelions sprouting up in your yard? Use them as the base for a tasty treat.

Harvest the dandelions in your yard, and make dandelion jelly.

A collection of recipes that use dandelion flowers, leaves and roots.

Cool off with a refreshing glass of dandelion-pineapple juice. It's easy to make, and loaded with the vitamins and anti-oxidants that your body needs.

Gather a bunch of elderberry flowers. Then, use them to make a delicious drink that you can enjoy now and well into the winter.

Harvest some edible flowers, and make candied petals to top cakes and other delectable confections.

Know the location of some huckleberry pancakes? Then, you've got to make huckleberry pancakes.

Go foraging for morels. Then, enjoy your free food in one of these dishes.

Have access to a pecan tree? Then, give these recipes a try.

Have prickly pear fruit? Make prickly pear puree.

A simple salad dressing recipe that uses prickly pear puree as its base.

A collection of recipes that use rose hips, including rose hip jelly, candy and soup.

Dress up apple jelly with the rose petals for a whole new flavor experience.

Turn a free harvest of crab apples into a batch of tasty pickles.

Turn half a pound of stinging nettles into a delicious spring soup.

Go foraging for walnuts. Then, give these recipes a try.

Track down a yuca. Then, reward yourself with yuca fries.

Gather nuts from a hickory tree, and use them to make this tasty pie.

Roasted chestnuts are delicious on their own or as the basis for other recipes. Here's how to roast your own.