Wilted greens are excellent side dish with grilled fish. They’re also great for making delicious and nutritious quiches like our favorite Green Quiche with Brown Rice Crust. If you’re new to greens, I recommend starting with Swiss Chard. It’s milder in flavor than most other greens, so it’s a good one to try first. However, you can use this same recipe, for other greens, such as kale, mustard, collard, etc.
Wilted Greens (GF)
Ingredients
- 1 bunch of organic Swiss Chard (green, red or rainbow - shown above)
- 4 green onions (or one leek)
- 1 clove minced garlic
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp water
- Sea salt
- Freshly ground pepper
Instructions
- Heat a large sauté pan or wok on medium-high heat.
- Chop Swiss Chard including stems, keeping stems separate from greens.
- Chop green onions (or leek) including some of the pale green section. Mince garlic clove.
- Add olive oil to hot pan and then add garlic, onion and chard stems. Sauté until chard stems begin to soften.
- Add chard greens and one tablespoon of water. Turn heat down to medium-low and cover pan. Allow to steam about two minutes to wilt greens. Remove cover and stir. Cover pan again and continue steaming greens, until they reach desired consistency.
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