5 wild fiddlehead Recipes

fiddleheads, cleaned, lemons, water, wine vinegar, sugar, kosher salt, wild ginger (optional), whole black pepper, coriander seeds, whole allspice, shallots, sliced 1/8 inch thick, lids and screwcaps, sterilized

salmon fillet thawed, mayonnaise, lemon juice, pickle juice, dill fresh or dried, butter or margarine melted, wild leeks or shallots finely chopped, fiddleheads blanched

yukon gold potatoes , well scrubbed and quartered, butter (3 sticks plus 2 tbsp), divided as called for, heavy cream, salt and freshly ground black pepper, olive oil, morel mushrooms , wiped clean and sliced in half lengthwise if large, fiddlehead ferns, rinsed, minced shallots, minced garlic, salt, ground black pepper, dark chicken stock, crawfish tails, salmon fillets, diced pancetta, minced shallots, whole ramps , woody stems removed, rinsed

salt and pepper, rabbit loins, pure olive oil, unsalted butter, black truffles, sliced for garnishing, pea sprouts , for garnishing, olive oil, butter, prepared gnocchi, fresh morel mushrooms , sauteed in 1 tsp of olive oil and butter with 1 tsp chopped shallots and 1/2 tsp chopped garlic, spring onion, sliced and caramelized in 1 tsp of olive oil and 1 tsp butter, fresh sweet peas, shelled and cooked in salted water, then shocked in ice bath, fava beans, fiddlehead ferns, wild leeks, washed and cut into 1 1/2 inch strips, minced garlic, minced shallots, chicken stock, parsley, heavy cream, grated parmesan, truffle oil, salt, freshly ground black pepper, morel foam , recipe follows, spinach puree , recipe follows