Slovenian salads – Dandelion salad

During spring, Slovenians go picking, from untreated fields , young dandelion. Every Slovenian loves it ,I don’t think I heard someone that wasn’t waiting for regratova solata – dandelion salad. The picking is done now,while the dandelion is really young and it does require time to have, for picking it. You could get it, as well, from the Central Market in Ljubljana but I wouldn’t advice , it will hurt real Slovenian pride ! Dandelion has to be hand picked and only the best will make it to your table;) Like we had this , fresh picked from clean fields around the city , to which we added some bits of other salads,as well.

But the “pièce de résistance” is this hot mix of :  potatoes,kidney beans,apple vinegar, salt and zaseka – 

bacon jam,pork fat ! this mix is hot and meant to soften the dandelion and give the different taste that makes this salad so special and loved by Slovenians 😉