Salata od kuka

Ingredients:

• 2 hip ties
• 1 bunch of spring onions
• salt
• olive oil
• vinegar and
• from 4 to 6 hard-boiled eggs

You can also put a small head of young lettuce cut into the salad on strips.

Preparation:

Wash the two hip ties well in cold water, then cut crosswise into pieces about 1 cm long. Do the same with 1 bunch of spring onions. Put everything together in a deep bowl, pour a little olive oil, a little vinegar, salt and a little pepper, then mix everything into the salad. Note: the tops or flowers of the hips should be discarded as they are bitter.

Serving:

Salata od kuka goes well with a glass of red wine.

Interesting facts about the dish:

They got their name from their hooked appearance. It is a wild plant whose shoots grow by wrapping around and climbing up the thorn. It is important not to cook them, because in this way valuable minerals are preserved
vitamins. Hooks contain the most water, 93%. Of the vitamins, hooks are the richest in vitamin C – 23 mg%, and it also contains a lot of carotene (provitamin A) and all B vitamins.