27+ Clever Ways to Use Dandelions

Hold off on the weed spray!  That shining yellow flower that pops up all over creation in the spring doesn’t need to be eradicated.  Although dandelions are typically thought of as a pesky weed, they are entirely edible from root to bloom and have many other uses as well.  So if your world is being overrun by dandelions, check out some of these fantastic ways to put them to use for you!

Using Dandelion Roots:

How to Cook Dandelion Roots

Harvesting and Using Dandelion Roots

Dandelion Root Coffee Substitute

Dandelion Root Tea

Using Dandelion Leaves:

Put them in a fresh salad

Cook them like spinach

Try this Wilted Dandelion Salad

Use them in this Avocado Herb Sandwich

10 Ways to Use Dandelion Greens (includes a recipe for pesto!)

Another version of Dandelion Pesto

Juice them

Make a green smoothie

Dandelion leaf tea

Using Dandelion Flowers:

How to make Dandelion Wine and Dandelion Cookies

Another recipe for Dandelion Wine

Dandelion Jelly

Dandelion Syrup

Dandelion Bread

Dandelion Flower Cookies

Dandelion Flower Tea

Iced Lime and Dandelion Tea

Medicinal and personal care uses:

Dandelion Lotion Bars

Dandelion Salve

Dandelion Oil for Arthritis and Joint Pain Relief

Dandelion Tonic for liver, bladder, and gallbladder cleansing (video)

Dandelion Recipes:

A roundup of Dandelion Recipes Includes recipes for Cream of Dandelion Soup, Dandelion Egg Salad, Split Pea Dandelion Bud Soup, and more.

Get cooking with dandelions with the Ultimate Dandelion Cookbook!

And if you don’t want to eat the dandelions, you can always use them to Feed your chickens!

More information on using dandelions in these articles:

Dandelions: The Weed You Need

10 Wild Plants You Can Eat

Who knew there were so many fantastic ways to use dandelions?  So when those beautiful yellow flowers pop up this spring, try some of these uses and make dandelions a friend instead of a foe!

Keep preparing!
Angela