Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Tired of Spinach Salads?

I buy so much baby organic spinach to put in my green smoothies every morning!  I am addicted to getting my greens in early but I also have to feed the rest of the crew and they aren't doing green smoothies in the morning.  So I came up with an easy "formula," if you want to call it that, to get a pretty nice side dish on the table for dinner.

Here goes:

olive oil of some variety
greens  (yes, I do buy the already washed, chopped kind)
onion or garlic (or both)
vinegar or lemon juice (or both)
crumbled or grated cheese (optional of course)

You start out by heating your skillet and adding olive oil/extra olive oil/coconut oil or a combo of these. 

Saute chopped onion, add the garlic (if you want) and cook down until tender. 

Add your greens and let wilt (these are spinach, chard, turnip greens and mustard greens)


 Add in grape tomatoes if you're into a little sweetness!

Let cook down (it will reduce greatly!)

Add a sprinkle of sea salt and pepper, stir and remove from heat.

I love to drizzle a flavored vinegar over the top and garnish with either feta cheese or shaved parmesan.

That is it.  So easy ... and you get your greens in!

Pomegranate vinegar splashed greens!         







So don't worry about following a recipe!  As long as you have an oil, greens, an acidic flavor and a mild cheese you have the recipe to try something new!

Enjoy!
Krista

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