Fiddlehead ferns grow wild in some parts of the country. In others, they're the type of product you're more likely to find -- and probably pay top dollar for -- at an upscale grocery store.

Trim stem 1-2 inches from fern and wash the fiddleheads in a coarse strainer. Place them in a large bowl of water and swirl them around, rubbing off the thin flakes of chaff on the ferns.

Essentially, fiddlehead ferns are fronds that haven’t unfurled into leaves yet. A wild vegetable, the fiddlehead fern is high in fibre but have a silky, tender texture. Packed with essential ...