These recipes are from Patapsco State Garlic Mustard Pasta 2 chopped carrots Park for a Garlic Mustard Challenge: Submitted by Alex Streat, age 12 3 potatoes 3 Tbsp dried oregano Garlic Mustard Mexicali Cornbread 1 pound linguine 4 Tbsp dried basil Sally Voris 2 TBSP. Butter 3 Tbsp minced garlic Measure out 1/4 batch Golden Cornbread. cup garlic mustard, washed, crisped and 1/2 cup low sodium soy sauce Mix. chopped Soak lentils overnight. Boil 7 cups of water, Add 2 cups buttermilk; ½ cup chopped garlic add potatoes, carrots, and lentils and let cook mustard leaves; ½ cup frozen Mexican - Cook linguine according to directions on 25-30 mins. Add the remaining ingredients vegetables. Bake in greased bread pan box. Saute garlic mustard in butter. Blend with and cook for an additional 25-30 minutes. 20-30 minutes until bread springs back. Time cooked linguine. Garnish with garlic mustard required: 30 minutes. stems. Serve hot or chilled. Garlic Mustard Pesto* (this is excellent!) Serves 8. Preheat oven to 450. 4 cups fresh garlic mustard leaves Garlic Mustard Scallion Cakes 1 clove garlic Garlic Mustard Ricotta Dip Jay Voris 11/4 cup pine nuts or walnuts Submitted by Lucy McKean 3/4 cup grated Parmasean cheese 2 eggs 3/4 cup olive oil cup chopped garlic mustard 1 bunch scallions, chopped Salt to taste cup non-fat ricotta cheese 1 pkg flour tortilla cup non-fat mayonnaise 1 cup garlic mustard, chopped Use a food processor to chop garlic mustard, McCormick's Steak Seasoning 2 tsp sesame oil garlic and nuts. Slowly mix in cheese and oil. White Wine Worchestershire Sauce oil for frying Can be eaten on bread or crackers or pasta. If eating on bread or crackers, use 1/2 cup - Mix all ingredients together. Adjust - Mix scallions and garlic mustard. Beat olive oil (will be too oily.) seasonings to taste, adding salt and pepper. together eggs and sesame oil. Brush on side of a tortilla with egg mixture. Any pasta salad recipe will work. The Mrs. Zs Garlic Mustard Mashed Potatoes Sprinkle on scallion/garlic mustard mixture. below is a family recipe: Submitted by Steve Wecker Brush egg mix on another tortilla, then put on top of 1st tortilla with egg side down (repeat Uncle Frank's Pasta Salad (with Garlic 4 large baking potatoes until all tortillas are used). Cover with plate Mustard) cup sour cream and weigh down with cans to seal tortilla 2 cups garlic mustard leaves, shredded pound butter (about 15 minutes). (Separate cakes with wax 2 cups pasta (rotini, penne, etc) 2 slices salt pork, chopped paper.) Heat oil in heavy pan. Brown cakes 1 large red pepper cup garlic mustard leaves, chopped on both sides (~2 minutes total). Drain on 1 large green bell pepper Pepper to taste paper towel. Cut into wedges and serve. 1/2 cup onion (red perferable) 2 zucchini squash - Boil 4 large russet potatoes til soft. Peel and These recipes are adapted from the Pest 2 tomatoes ​ mash. Saute Garlic mustard with salt pork. to Pesto cookbook: Italian seasoning ​ Drain. Add to potatoes with butter and garlic olive oil mustard. Add sour cream and pepper. Bake Garlic Mustard Lentil Soup* (good soup!) Italian salad dressing (Wishbone) for 25 minutes at 350 degrees. Served 6-8 Optional: 1/2 cup chopped pepperoni 3 cups shredded garlic mustard leaves 2 cups lentils Cook the pasta until "al dente." Drain and Wonderful book with great recipes: rinse in cold water. Dress lightly with olive oil. Garlic Mustard Cookbook – From Pest to ​ Cut peppers in julienne slices. Cut zucchini in Pesto disc-shaped, thin slices. Cut onion in slices, Kalamazoo Nature Center tomatoes in large chunks and garlic mustard www.naturecenter.org in thin slices. Add in garlic mustard leaves. Add vegetables to pasta. Mix. Add Italian seasoning and Italian oil dressing. Mix thoroughly. Add in pepperoni if you like.

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*Pull up the entire plant gently. The roots will keep it fresh until you are ready to use it. Then cut off the leaves, discard the flower

stalk, wash and use.

*DO NOT PLANT IT!!! That is like planting dandelions-absolutely not necessary!

*Have fun being creative; experiment with this weed while helping to control it!