Dandelion Tea Recipes from The Tea or Coffee Cafe

Dandelion Tea is a seriously healthy option ...

A meadow full of Dandelion Tea The common dandelion is an exceptionally nutritious food and dandelion tea drinkers swear by the efficacy of its health giving benefits.

Dandelion leaves contain significant levels of vitamin A, C, D and B complex as well as copper, calcium, iron, magnesium, zinc, potassium, manganese, boron and silicon. These vitamins and minerals are transferred to dandelion tea when the leaves and roots are infused in hot water.

Drinking dandelion tea helps the digestive system as the dandelion leaf stimulates the release of bile from the liver into the gallbladder, helping the body digest fats.

Dandelion root is good for increasing liver function as a sluggish liver is thought to be partly responsible for constipation, fatigue, boils and eye problems

Dried Dandelion Tea Leaf Other health benefits associated with drinking Dandelion tea include ...

Maintaining optimum liver, kidney and gallbladder function.
Dandelion Tea aids detoxification through urinating and replaces the potassium that's lost.
The tea is used to help maintain good health when suffering from Type-1 and Type-2 diabetes.
Dandelion Tea can be used to treat hepatitis and jaundice. Both affect the liver.
It helps purify the blood and aids in systemic cleansing.
Dandelion Tea also helps relieve digestive disorders inclduing constipation and diarrhea.
And, it helps cleanse and improve the skin.

How to Brew Dandelion Tea ...

Dandelion leaves are best taken when young, fresh and new, rather than from an old adult plant. You can eat them fresh in a salad or dry them for use in Dandelion Tea.

Preparation ... Pick your Dandelion leaves and wash them thoroughly to remove any dirt. Select young, tender leaves for the tastiest dandelion tea and roughly chop the leaves into small pieces.

Dandelion Flower can be used in Dandelion Tea If you want to store them use a perforated plastic bag to provide circulation and keep the leaves cold and humid. Don't allow them to wilt.

To prepare a single cup or mug of Dandelion Tea ... simply pour one cup of freshly boiled water over four teaspoons of fresh dandelion leaves and infuse for four to five minutes.

If using dried leaf use two teaspoons for each cup.

To brew a pot of tea ... boil one cup of fresh water for each person and add three teaspoons of fresh dandelion leaves for each person plus one for the pot or one teaspoon of dried leaves and one for the pot.

In both cases, (cup or pot), cover and allow to infuse for three to four minutes, then stir and infuse for one more minute.

Alternatively, dig up the whole Dandelion, roots and all.

Wash thoroughly and place the flowers, leaves and roots into a pan with three cups of freshly boiled water.
Add a pinch of baking powder and boil for 3 mins.
Strain through a coffee filter.
Add honey or lemon to taste (Dandelion tea can be bitter), then sip and enjoy.

The cooked leaves can be refrigerated and kept to be added to soups, stews or salads or simply eaten together with the Dandelion tea.

You can also use Dandelion roots to make a great tasting Dandelion tea. Just dry the roots, then grind and roast the roots as you would with coffee beans.

Dandelion roots are best between June and September. Dig up the whole plant when it is wet so the roots come away easily. Try not to break them. Then wash the roots thoroughly and cut off the leaves, making sure there are no scales left at the top of the root.

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