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Sautéed Fiddlehead Ferns with Garlic Butter – Easy Spring Foraged Recipe

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Course: Main Course, Side Dish
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1-2 handfuls fresh fiddlehead ferns
  • 1/2 garlic head, minced (4-5 garlic cloves)
  • 1 tbsp. olive oil
  • 1-2 tbsp. butter
  • salt and pepper to taste

Equipment

  • 1 skillet

Method
 

  1. First clean the fiddlehead ferns by removing any brown woody, chaff. Then rinse a few times in water.
  2. Next blanch the ferns in boiling salted water, drain and put in an ice bath.
  3. After that heat olive oil on medium heat, add in butter, then immediately add in fiddlehead ferns, sauté for 3-5 minutes. Add salt, pepper, and garlic, sauté for another 3 minutes and serve.