Whenever I am cooking, I am always thinking of ways to add more plants and nutrition. I like to challenge myself to have at least ten different plants represented in every meal. It’s a challenge I learned from Rosalee de la Foret. It is actually trickier than expected. However, in all of our lineages, somewhere we have ancestors who lived more directly with the land. These relatives consumed many more phytonutrients than what we are accustomed to—I am sure many more than ten per meal—so it can be done. Adding nettles to tortillas is a delicious new way to add one more plant to your meals.
Making tortillas is really not difficult and goodness they taste so much better than what you can buy at a store. You do need to have a tortilla press on hand, but you can find them inexpensively at second-hand stores or Latin American grocery stores. I learned how to make tortillas from a boyfriend and his sister who grew up in Oaxaca, Mexico. They gave me their blessing to share the recipe with my own addition of healthy nettles.
The nettles in this recipe are packed full of nutrients and are incredibly tasty. Nettles contain a considerable amount of fiber, which keeps our digestive tract regular and promotes beneficial bacteria. They are also chock full of vitamins and minerals like iron, magnesium, calcium, and B6 to name a few. And lastly, they are a good source of plant protein. I hope you will enjoy this new healthy twist on traditional Mexican tortillas.
Makes about 14 small torillas.
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Leslie Lekos is the founder and director of Wildroot Botanicals herbal school and product line. She is known in her region for distilling hydrosols and is sought nationally to teach at conferences and for consultations. She runs the re-wilding project, a series of wild harvested and locally grown monthly herbal collections with the mission to provide nourishment directly from the land, promote mental wellness and nourishment. She has integrated herbal medicine into her doula work with pregnancy and birth clients and for children’s health. Her clinical practice specializes in women’s health and mental wellness. She believes herbal medicine is the people’s medicine and that we all have a right to access health care and know how to care for ourselves and our communities. To find out more visit wildrootbotanicals.com.
Whenever I am cooking, I am always thinking of ways to add more plants and nutrition. I like to challenge myself to have at least ten different plants represented in every meal. It’s a challenge I learned from Rosalee de la Foret. It is actually trickier than expected. However, in all of our lineages, somewhere we have ancestors who lived more directly with the land. These relatives consumed many more phytonutrients than what we are accustomed to—I am sure many more than ten per meal—so it can be done. Adding nettles to tortillas is a delicious new way to add one more plant to your meals.
Making tortillas is really not difficult and goodness they taste so much better than what you can buy at a store. You do need to have a tortilla press on hand, but you can find them inexpensively at second-hand stores or Latin American grocery stores. I learned how to make tortillas from a boyfriend and his sister who grew up in Oaxaca, Mexico. They gave me their blessing to share the recipe with my own addition of healthy nettles.
The nettles in this recipe are packed full of nutrients and are incredibly tasty. Nettles contain a considerable amount of fiber, which keeps our digestive tract regular and promotes beneficial bacteria. They are also chock full of vitamins and minerals like iron, magnesium, calcium, and B6 to name a few. And lastly, they are a good source of plant protein. I hope you will enjoy this new healthy twist on traditional Mexican tortillas.
Makes about 14 small torillas.
You will need the following tools:
Ingredients
Directions
You may also enjoy:
Leslie Lekos is the founder and director of Wildroot Botanicals herbal school and product line. She is known in her region for distilling hydrosols and is sought nationally to teach at conferences and for consultations. She runs the re-wilding project, a series of wild harvested and locally grown monthly herbal collections with the mission to provide nourishment directly from the land, promote mental wellness and nourishment. She has integrated herbal medicine into her doula work with pregnancy and birth clients and for children’s health. Her clinical practice specializes in women’s health and mental wellness. She believes herbal medicine is the people’s medicine and that we all have a right to access health care and know how to care for ourselves and our communities. To find out more visit wildrootbotanicals.com.
