4 dandelion salad blossoms Recipes

canola oil, lemon juice, torn dandelion greens or arugula, green onions or 1 medium leek (white portion only), thinly sliced, hard-cooked eggs, sliced, grapefruit or tangerine sections, dandelion blossoms , optional

unsalted butter, melted, soft mild goat cheese (1 cup) at room temperature, heavy cream, egg, dijon mustard, black pepper, by 12-inch) sheets phyllo dough, thawed if frozen, slab bacon , rind discarded if necessary and bacon cut into 1/8-inch-thick slices, then cut into 1-inch-wide pieces (to form lardons), olive oil, chopped shallot, sherry vinegar, sugar, salt, dandelion greens, stems and center ribs discarded and leaves cut into 2-inch pieces (10 cups)

green and red leaf lettuce, spring mesclun mix (any variety of young greens will do: mustards, arugula, kale, amaranth, perilla, raddichio, etc)., fresh lovage leaves, fresh oregano leaves, fresh sage leaves, fresh thyme leaves, fresh marjoram leaves, young dandelion leaves, young fireweed and/or river beauty (epilobium species) shoots, snips yarrow, edible flowers , as available (nasturtiums, fireweed, begonia petals, borage flowers, violas, pansies, etc. please be certain that a particular species is edible before ingesting!), snipped chives, light olive oil (fresh flaxseed oil is a nice, nutty substitute), a dash lemon oil , if available (can be omitted), a few dashes good quality apple cider vinegar, lighter variety balsamic vinegar, water, a dash umeboshi plum vinegar, minced shallots, minced garlic, chopped chives, chopped lovage leaves, ground celery seed, dry mustard or 1/4 tsp of whole grain fresh mustard, red pepper, ground fenugreek, nigella seeds (can be skipped if unavailable), nutmeg, turmeric, a very tiny hint cinnamon