在菜市场上经常看到一种绿叶大棵的蔬菜，问了买菜的人，她说这是一种蒲公英的变种，德语把这种蔬菜叫做狮子牙Löwenzähne，味道稍稍辛辣，用来做沙拉。

上次网友郁金香说这种蔬菜中文叫做水菜，我在中国的菜场上从来没有见过，倒是很多日本的食谱都用到这个蔬菜，在日本叫做Mizuna greens，但是在北美这种蔬菜叫做Dandelion greens。

买了一小颗，还买了一颗紫色的沙拉，把它们洗净切成段，放入樱桃醋，橄榄油，南瓜油拌匀，味道很清淡，稍稍有些辛辣，然后有些回甘。

一个正在付款买菜的德国妇女非常热情地向我介绍了这款蔬菜，除了美味，就是太有营养了，蔬菜含有钙，铁，抗氧化剂，排毒，大量的矿物质，多种维生素等等。

找了些英文资料，这种蔬菜真的是很有营养，价格也很合理，但是在超市里很难看到这种蔬菜，都是在菜市场才能看到它们翠绿的样子。

还买了些新鲜的豆角，土豆，还有鸡油菌，回家一起炖，油热，圆葱炒香，放入菌类炒熟，再放入豆角土豆，再放一些泰国冬阴功汤的调料，菜熟了酸辣中稍稍有一点点甜。


豆子吃了一大锅，到处找我私藏的李子酒，很可惜，已经被我悄悄地喝光了。

不过还有枸杞子酒，豆子不喜欢枸杞子的味道。

想起我去年酿的红米酒，豆子一闻就摇头，我还是喝二锅头吧。

好菜配些小酒，味道更加出色。
 
Dandelion greens are my number one choice for a smoothie green. Not only do they provide a higher amount of calcium and iron than most cultivated greens, they have a wide array of health benefits that make them the perfect all around nutritional boost.

Here are ten reasons you should use dandelion greens in your next smoothie.

#1 – High in Calcium: Dandelion greens are loaded with calcium. Just one cup of chopped dandelion greens has 103 milligrams (10% of the recommended daily value) of calcium! That’s slightly more than kale! Add two to three cups of dandelion to a smoothie with calcium-rich fruits like orange, kiwi, fig or papaya and you’ll have a green smoothie that has more calcium than any dairy product!

#2 – Rich in Iron: Next to fresh parsley, dandelion greens have a high iron content. One cup contains 1.7 milligrams of iron.

#3 – Low Calories: Like all leafy greens, dandelions are low in calories. One cup of chopped dandelion greens has only 25 calories. While leafy greens are a low calorie food, I actually prefer to use dandelions because they have more calories than other greens. Since I try to get as many calories as I can into my morning smoothies, I add up to 4 cups of dandelion which adds 100 calories of nutrient-rich food!

#4 – Loaded With Antioxidants: Dandelion greens are high in vitamin A in the form of antioxidant carotenoid (beta-carotene) and vitamin C. Vitamin C also helps facilitate iron absorption.

#5 – The Ultimate Detox & Cleansing Green: If your goal is detoxification and cleansing, dandelion greens should be the ones you use in green smoothies! They are said to help cleanse the liver and many detox recipes call for them.

#6 – Lots Of Minerals: Dandelion greens are rich in minerals. Besides calcium and iron, they are a good source of copper (10% RDA), manganese (8% RDA), phosphorus (5% RDA), potassium (5% RDA) and magnesium (5% RDA).

#7 – 14% Protein: Dandelion greens have more protein per serving than spinach. The greens themselves are 14% protein and contain all essential amino acids so it’s a complete protein. One chopped cup contains 1.5 grams of protein.

#8 – Multivitamin Green: Besides vitamin A as beta-carotene (186% RDA) and vitamin C (21% RDA), each cup of chopped dandelion greens are also good sources of vitamins B1 (9% RDA), B2 (11% RDA) and B6 (11% RDA), vitamin E (13% RDA) and especially abundant in vitamin K (357% RDA).

#10 – Health Benefits of Dandelion Greens: The nutrients in dandelion greens may help reduce the risk of cancer, multiple sclerosis, cataracts, age-related macular degeneration and stroke. Dandelion contains anti-inflammatory properties which may provide benefit to those with asthma and other inflammatory diseases.