Beet Greens
Beet Greens

Hey everyone, it is Brad, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, beet greens. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Drain in a colander, then immediately immerse in ice water for several minutes until cold to stop the cooking process. Once the greens are cold, drain well, and coarsely chop. Sauteed beet greens taste amazing on sandwiches, in salads or mixed into rice, egg and pasta dishes.

Beet Greens is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It’s appreciated by millions every day. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Beet Greens is something which I’ve loved my whole life.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have beet greens using 6 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Beet Greens:
  1. Prepare 1 bunch beet greens
  2. Get 1 tbsp bacon grease
  3. Prepare 1/4 cup sliced onion
  4. Make ready 2 clove garlic, thinly sliced
  5. Take 1 salt to taste
  6. Take 2 slice bacon, cooked and crumbled

Using your fingers, strip the thicker stems from the delicate leaves. We will dice and sauté the stems first, before adding the chopped greens. Use that nutritious bunch of greens attached to your beets in this quick and easy side dish. The neutral, swiss-chard-like flavor of beet greens make them a perfect candidate for all three of these distinct and delicious recipe variations Beet greens are among the most fiber-rich vegetables.

Steps to make Beet Greens:
  1. Cut the beets off the greens. Wash the leaves twice to make sure there is no grit. Tear the leaves up in bite sized pieces and cut the stems into bite sized pieces.
  2. Over medium heat, saute onions in Bacon grease. Sprinkle with a little salt. Cook until soft, about 3 minutes.
  3. Add sliced garlic and stems. Cook, stirring occasionally, until stems are tender, about 6 minutes.
  4. Add leaves, toss immediately with tongs. Cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, adding a tablespoon or so of water if needed. Cook until leaves are wilted, 5-10 minutes.
  5. Add Bacon and toss. Serve.
  6. This recipe and method can be used with practically any green. I have used it for kale, collards, and red swiss chard. Delicious every time.

Beet greens have been shown to be a major contributor in many diets to total intake of the carotenoids lutein and beta-carotene. While not as concentrated in lutein as collard greens or spinach, beet greens have nevertheless been shown to be an outstanding source of this key carotenoid. Lutein is known to play an especially important role in. The first step in preserving beet greens is separating the greens from the beets and "high grading" the greens. I cut the greens about an inch above the beetroot.

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