Nettle Crisps Recipe

What you need to make Stinging Nettle Crisps:

• A bowl full of young nettle leaves
• 2 tablespoons oil of your choice
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• Freshly ground pepper
• 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast

How to make Nettle Crisps

1. Wash and dry the nettles, stripping the leaves from any stem.
2. Combine all the seasoning ingredients in a large bowl. Toss in your leaves, so they get a good coating. Place the nettles on a baking sheet in a single layer. Note the leaves will still sting at this stage so take care and DON’T be tempted to try one yet! (Cooking the leaves will denature the sting).
3. Bake in a low oven at around 130C until they crisp up. How long the nettle crisps take will depend on how much moisture is in the leaves.
   The nettle crisps shown below took about 25 minutes, and I turned them over once during that time. Pop the nettle chips in a bowl and tuck in.
4. Nettle crisps are not only packed with nutrients, they also taste amazing. Crisps made from wild greens are best eaten on the day they are made as they tend to lose their crunch over time.

Let me know if you make any yourself and your thoughts below.