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Dandelion Mustard With Garlic & Thyme - Salad Dressing

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How to Make Dandelion Mustard with Garlic & Thyme - Salad Dressing

SERVINGS: 4
PREP TIME: 15 MINUTES
COOK TIME: 0 MINUTES
SKILL LEVEL: EASY

PREPARATION: PUREE, RAW, SAUCES
EAT IN: SPRING
FOR OCCASION: CLEANSE

INGREDIENTS


SKILL LEVEL: EASY
1/4 c
1/4 c
3 clove
1 tsp
1/2 tsp
1/4 tsp
1/4 lbs

PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE

Puree in blender and serve as a dressing over your favorite salad.

How Does This Ayurvedic Recipe Improve Wellness?

CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW

Sharp, bitter and hot - opens circulation. A great spring cleansing tonic for Kapha.

WHAT IS DANDELION MUSTARD WITH GARLIC & THYME - SALAD DRESSING?

Rustic with fresh harbs and sharp flavors.

AYURVEDA'S GUIDE TO VITALITY & WHOLESOME NOURISHMENT

Your Ayurvedic diet is tailored to your individual body and your specific imbalances. With an Ayurvedic diet you feel joy and satisfaction because what you are eating truly nourishes and balances you. Disease results from diets and lifestyles that are incompatible with your nature. By eating a personalized diet matched to your body, you experience optimal health. See How it Works.

Is Dandelion Mustard with Garlic & Thyme - Salad Dressing Good for My Ayurvedic Diet?

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INCREASES
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Increases These Biocharacteristics (Gunas)

Functional Ayurveda helps you assess imbalances through 20 main biocharacteristics (gunas). Aggravating these characteristics weakens your body and causes imbalance. By knowing which characteristics are habitually imbalanced in your body, you will be able to identify and correct imbalances before you get sick. Every characteristic has an opposite which balances it (i.e. hot balances cold). You restore balance by favoring diet and lifestyle choices that increase the opposite characteristic.

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CLEAR

ABOUT CLEAR BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Clear refers to anything that cleanses or flushes out wastes, or that digests ama.

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MOBILE

ABOUT MOBILE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Mobile refers to anything that stimulates the nervous system, muscles, or activity.

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LIGHT

ABOUT LIGHT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Lightness is identified by reduced weight.

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EASY

ABOUT EASY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Easy refers to anything easy to digest, or digests quickly.

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HOT

ABOUT HOT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Hot is identified by increased body temperature, metabolism, or inflammation.

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TASTES
Taste Help

The 6 Tastes

Taste is used to sense the most basic properties and effects of food. Each taste has a specific medicinal effect on your body. Cravings for food with certain tastes indicate your body is craving specific medicinal results from food. Taste is experienced on the tongue and represents your body's reaction to foods. Sweet taste causes physical satisfaction and attraction whereas bitter taste causes discomfort and aversion. Kapha should use less sweet taste while Vata and Pitta would benefit from using more sweet taste. One of the first signs of illness is that your taste and appetite for food changes. The six tastes are sweet, sour, salty, pungent, bitter, and astringent. Do you crave foods with any of the tastes below?

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BITTER

ABOUT BITTER BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Bitter taste has cholagogue action - it is cold, clear, light, and stimulating. It increases digestive enzymes, laxative, and drying.

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PUNGENT

ABOUT PUNGENT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Pungency is characterized by irritation, or sharp, spicy foods that irritate the mouth such as black pepper.

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DOSHAS
Dosha Help

The Three Doshas / Body Types

According to the biocharacteristic theory of medicine, people tend to get sick, over and over again, due to habitual causes and imbalances that are unique to the person. Your body type summarizes this tendency, showing you the 'type' of conditions and imbalances that frequently challenge your health & wellness. Using body type, you can also identify remedies likely to improve your strength and resiliency. Your body type identifies physical and mental characteristics as well as your personal strengths and weaknesses. The calculation of your body type is based on your medical history.

The 3 functional body types (doshas), are Catabolic (Vata), Metabolic (Pitta), and Anabolic (Kapha). Catabolic individuals tend to break down body mass into energy. They are easily stimulated, hyperactive, underweight and dry. Metabolic individuals tend to burn or use energy. They tend to be rosy-cheeked, easily irritated, focused, driven, and easily inflamed. Anabolic individuals tend to store energy as body mass. If they store too much energy, they could gain weight easily and have congestion. Anabolic people tend to be stable and grounded.

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PACIFIES
Kapha pacifying Vata pacifying
AGGRAVATES
Pitta aggravating
HAS THE FOLLOWING
Subtaste:
Aromatic

AROMATIC

Herbs or spices with volatile essential oils that present strong aromas. Aromatic oils shock, refresh and numb tissue, with the end result of relaxing, opening and clearing stagnant fluids in tissues.

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Acrid

ACRID

Acrid taste is a combination of bitter and pungent tastes. Example include radish, turnip, and coffee.

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Musky

STRONG MUSKY

Have an earthy smell to them, such as mushrooms.

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HERBAL ACTIONS
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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Dandelion Mustard with Garlic & Thyme - Salad Dressing
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Experiences vary according to the person and constitution. Individual results may vary. The list of herbal-actions below has not be approved by the FDA and should not be used to treat a medical condition.

Warms Abdomen

WARMS-ABDOMEN

Warms the muscles and organs of the abdomen, stimulating digestion and metabolism.

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Nauseating

NAUSEATING

Brings about feelings of unease and discomfort in the stomach, often accompanied with the involuntary urge to vomit.

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Appetite Suppressant

APPETITE-SUPPRESSANT

Suppresses hunger without causing weight gain.

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General Laxative

GENERAL-LAXATIVE

Promotes a bowel movement. General laxative is an umbrella term that refers to several different types of laxatives.

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Internal Detoxicant

INTERNAL-DETOXICANT

Liquefies, dissolves, decongests or dislodges internal stagnant toxins. Decongests the lymphatic system.

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Burns Toxins

BURNS-TOXINS

An herb that detoxifies by helping your body metabolize toxins, as opposed to eliminating them.

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Strengthens Resolve

STRENGTHENS-RESOLVE

Increases determination and courage by reducing stress and building strength.

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Stimulates Front Of Brain

STIMULATES-FRONT-OF-BRAIN

Creates a feeling of awareness or tension in the area in the forehead. Activates the frontal lobe - the area responsible for motor function, emotional expression, thinking, and decision making.

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Wakes You Up

WAKES-YOU-UP

Invigorates the body and nervous system, increases energy.

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Stimulates Energy

STIMULATES-ENERGY

This category groups thyroid and adrenal stimulating herbs.

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Diaphoretic

DIAPHORETIC

An herb that induces sweating, often by dilating blood vessels close to the skin.

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Warms Chest

WARMS-CHEST

Warms the chest and lungs, clearing mucus and allowing for clear breathing. Often these herbs are hot, aromatic, and pungent.

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Flushes Sinuses

FLUSHES-SINUSES

An herb that relieves sinus congestion by flushing out mucus.

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Irritates Throat

IRRITATES-THROAT

Creates abrasive feeling in the back of the mouth. May stimulate coughing.

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Clears Sinuses

CLEARS-SINUSES

Cleanses sinuses by draining excess mucus, allowing for clear, easy breathing.

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Flushes Membranes

FLUSHES-MEMBRANES

Herbs in this category stimulate mucus membranes to release fluids, flushing them out.

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Warms Head

WARMS-HEAD

An herb that increases sensations of heat and warmth in the head.

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Warms Ears

WARMS-EARS

Stimulates peripheral circulation to warm extremities, including the ears.

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Cardiac Stimulant

CARDIAC-STIMULANT

Herbs that increase the heart rate. Useful in cardiovascular health, blood stagnation, and subjective feeling of heaviness in the chest area.

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Alterative

ALTERATIVE

Restores the proper function of the body by cleansing the blood and balancing blood chemistry. In Ayurveda terms, they pacify Pitta in rakta. They were traditionally used to revitalize and detoxify after a long winter.

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Diuretic

DIURETIC

Herbs that promote urine formation, thereby flushing the kidneys and urinary tract while eliminating any excess water retention. As diuretics reduce water retention, they are often used to reduce blood pressure.

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Cholagogue

CHOLAGOGUE

Cholagogues stimulate the production & release of bile from the liver & gallbladder. This refreshes and cleanses these organs, as well as increases bile in the small intestines.

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Livotonic

LIVOTONIC

An herb that strengthens the liver. It is helpful for people with a history of substance abuse, chronic liver issues from hepatitis and hemolytic anemias. Generally, liver tonics are oily, cool, sweet, mildly sour, or contain beta-carotene.

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Hypolipidemic

HYPOLIPIDEMIC

Scrapes fats / cleanses blood vessels by 1) purging bile, 2) strengthening the liver's ability to metabolize fats, 3) by increasing uptake of cholesterol in the liver, and 4) by inhibiting fat cells.

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Lowers Blood Sugar

LOWERS-BLOOD-SUGAR

An herb that lowers blood sugar.

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Muscle Relaxant

MUSCLE-RELAXANT

Herbs that relax muscles. Helpful for chronic pain or tension as well as healing from physical trauma.

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Relieves Tension

RELIEVES-TENSION

An herb that releases tightness, constriction, and rigidity in a muscle.

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Constituents:
Nitric Oxide

NITRIC-OXIDE

Improves circulation by dilating blood vessels. Protects blood vessels from damage. Improves athletic performance, libido, immunity, and brain health.

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, Sulfated Polysaccharides,
Flavonoids

FLAVONOIDS

Flavonoids are a colorful type of polyphenol. As all polyphenols, they have a strong antioxidant effect. Many flavonoids have an anti-inflammatory, and/or antiallergen effect.

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, Sulphur, 5a Reductase Inhibitor,
Saponins

SAPONINS

Can be used to make soap. Saponins stimulate mucus membrane secretion, liquefying mucus for easy removal (expectorant).

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, Polysaccharides,
Iron

IRON

Iron is necessary for the transport of oxygen in red blood cells.

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Rosmarinic Acid

ROSMARINIC-ACID

Inhibits autoantibodies from binding to TSH receptors in the thyroid.

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Polyphenols

POLYPHENOLS

Polyphenols are powerful antioxidants seen in many fruits and vegetables. There are more than 8,000 types.

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Mustard Powder

Mustard Powder has these Actions in Common

Clears-sinuses, Flushes-membranes, Irritates-throat, Relieves-tension, Strengthens-resolve, Warms-chest, Burns-toxins, Diaphoretic, Flushes-sinuses, Muscle-relaxant, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up, Warms-ears, Cardiac-stimulant, Diuretic, Internal-detoxicant, Nauseating, Stimulates-front-of-brain, Warms-abdomen, Warms-head

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Mustard

Mustard has these Actions in Common

Warms-abdomen, Warms-head, Clears-sinuses, Flushes-membranes, Irritates-throat, Relieves-tension, Strengthens-resolve, Warms-chest, Burns-toxins, Diaphoretic, Flushes-sinuses, Muscle-relaxant, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up, Warms-ears, Cardiac-stimulant, Diuretic, Internal-detoxicant, Nauseating, Stimulates-front-of-brain

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Mustard Seed

Mustard Seed has these Actions in Common

Cardiac-stimulant, Diuretic, Internal-detoxicant, Nauseating, Stimulates-front-of-brain, Warms-abdomen, Warms-head, Clears-sinuses, Flushes-membranes, Irritates-throat, Relieves-tension, Strengthens-resolve, Warms-chest, Burns-toxins, Diaphoretic, Flushes-sinuses, Muscle-relaxant, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up, Warms-ears

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Horseradish

Horseradish has these Actions in Common

Cholagogue, Diuretic, Irritates-throat, Warms-chest, Clears-sinuses, Flushes-sinuses, Wakes-you-up, Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, General-laxative, Warms-abdomen

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Daikon Radish

Daikon Radish has these Actions in Common

Cholagogue, Diuretic, Stimulates-energy, Warms-head, Clears-sinuses, Flushes-sinuses, Warms-abdomen, Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, General-laxative, Warms-chest

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Wasabi

Wasabi has these Actions in Common

Clears-sinuses, Flushes-sinuses, Wakes-you-up, Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, General-laxative, Warms-abdomen, Cholagogue, Diuretic, Irritates-throat, Warms-chest

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Allspice

Allspice has these Actions in Common

Cardiac-stimulant, Irritates-throat, Stimulates-energy, Warms-head, Clears-sinuses, Lowers-blood-sugar, Stimulates-front-of-brain, Burns-toxins, Internal-detoxicant, Muscle-relaxant, Warms-chest

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Mustard Greens

Mustard Greens has these Actions in Common

Cholagogue, Hypolipidemic, Wakes-you-up, Clears-sinuses, Internal-detoxicant, Warms-abdomen, Appetite-suppressant, General-laxative, Lowers-blood-sugar, Warms-chest

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Dandelion Leaves

Dandelion Leaves has these Actions in Common

Appetite-suppressant, General-laxative, Livotonic, Cholagogue, Hypolipidemic, Lowers-blood-sugar, Alterative, Diuretic, Internal-detoxicant, Stimulates-energy

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Garlic (raw)

Garlic (raw) has these Actions in Common

Cardiac-stimulant, Diuretic, Hypolipidemic, Warms-chest, Cholagogue, Flushes-sinuses, Internal-detoxicant, Diaphoretic, General-laxative, Warms-abdomen

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Burdock Root (Gobo)

Burdock Root (Gobo) has these Actions in Common

Diaphoretic, Hypolipidemic, Lowers-blood-sugar, Alterative, Diuretic, Internal-detoxicant, Cholagogue, General-laxative, Livotonic

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Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi)

Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi) has these Actions in Common

Internal-detoxicant, Muscle-relaxant, Burns-toxins, Stimulates-energy, Cardiac-stimulant, Stimulates-front-of-brain, Clears-sinuses, Warms-chest, Diaphoretic, Warms-ears, Diuretic, Warms-head, Hypolipidemic

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Epsom Salt Bath

Epsom Salt Bath has these Actions in Common

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Punarnava

Punarnava has these Actions in Common

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Hot Shower

Hot Shower has these Actions in Common

Cardiac-stimulant, Warms-head, Clears-sinuses, Diaphoretic, Flushes-membranes, Flushes-sinuses, Muscle-relaxant, Relieves-tension, Warms-chest

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Hot Bath

Hot Bath has these Actions in Common

Cardiac-stimulant, Warms-head, Clears-sinuses, Diaphoretic, Flushes-membranes, Flushes-sinuses, Muscle-relaxant, Relieves-tension, Warms-chest

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Bellows Breath (Bhastrika Pranayama)

Bellows Breath (Bhastrika Pranayama) has these Actions in Common

Cardiac-stimulant, General-laxative, Internal-detoxicant, Lowers-blood-sugar, Muscle-relaxant, Stimulates-energy, Stimulates-front-of-brain, Alterative, Wakes-you-up

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Breath of Fire / Shining Skull (Kapalbhati Pranayama)

Breath of Fire / Shining Skull (Kapalbhati Pranayama) has these Actions in Common

General-laxative, Internal-detoxicant, Lowers-blood-sugar, Muscle-relaxant, Stimulates-energy, Stimulates-front-of-brain, Alterative, Wakes-you-up, Cardiac-stimulant

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Shilajit Tonic

Shilajit Tonic has these Actions in Common

Cardiac-stimulant, Diuretic, Hypolipidemic, Internal-detoxicant, Lowers-blood-sugar, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up, Alterative

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Deodar (Himalayan Cedar, Devadaru)

Deodar (Himalayan Cedar, Devadaru) has these Actions in Common

Wakes-you-up, Warms-chest, Warms-ears, Warms-head, Cardiac-stimulant, Diuretic, Muscle-relaxant, Stimulates-energy

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Breathing Exercises has these Actions in Common

Alterative, Cardiac-stimulant, General-laxative, Internal-detoxicant, Lowers-blood-sugar, Muscle-relaxant, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up

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Bhumyamalaki has these Actions in Common

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John Immel, the founder of Joyful Belly, teaches people how to have a healthy diet and lifestyle with Ayurveda biocharacteristics. His approach to Ayurveda is clinical, yet exudes an ease which many find enjoyable and insightful. John also directs Joyful Belly's School of Ayurveda, offering professional clinical training in Ayurveda for over 15 years.

John's interest in Ayurveda and specialization in digestive tract pathology was inspired by a complex digestive disorder acquired from years of international travel, as well as public service work in South Asia. John's commitment to the detailed study of digestive disorders reflects his zeal to get down to the roots of the problem. His hope and belief in the capacity of each & every client to improve their quality of life is nothing short of a personal passion. John's creativity in the kitchen and delight in cooking for others comes from his family oriented upbringing. In addition to his certification in Ayurveda, John holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Harvard University.

John enjoys sharing Ayurveda within the context of his Catholic roots, and finds Ayurveda gives him an opportunity to participate in the healing mission of the Church. Jesus expressed God's love by feeding and healing the sick. That kindness is the fundamental ministry of Ayurveda as well. Outside of work, John enjoys spending time with his wife and 7 kids, and pursuing his love of theology, philosophy, and language.

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is this a salad using raw greens? title of recipe lists garlic but garlic isnt listed in ingredients. does it mean to also puree the greens in a blender or is puree only for the dressing?
- tina, Somerville, OH , 02-21-13 (Reply)
Puree all the ingredients in a blender - including raw dandelion leaves.
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