Wednesdays around our condo are pretty great. Mixed in with the morning routine is the ritualistic unpacking of the vegetable delivery. Today some collard greens showed up. I have never see a "collard green" before so I spent the spare moments of my day thinking about what on earth I was to do with this interesting vegetable.
You can't tell from the photo but the diameter of a collard green can be a little intimidating... the ones we received were about a foot in diameter... talk about some hefty greens!
I decided to go for a crispy approach:
I took about 4 large leaves, washed them and chopped them up into bite sized pieces. I tossed the greens with 2 tablespoons of olive oil, 2 cloves of chopped garlic, freshly ground pepper and a tablespoon of lemon juice. Then I placed the greens on a baking sheet and baked at 450 degrees F for 10 minutes. The result is crispy amazingneess-think crisp dry seaweed but way better.
Then I decided to make mashed potatoes... not the unhealthy buttery kind but something that I wouldn't feel yucky after eating. I boiled 2 medium sized potatoes until soft. Then in a medium sized cast iron pan I added:
1/4 cup of chopped leeks
2 tablespoons of fresh herbs: rosemary, oregano and sage
2-3 tablespoons of olive oil
1 clove of chopped garlic
Once those ingredients were light brown I added about two cups of fresh spinach. After the spinach wilted I added the peeled potatoes, 1/4 cup of freshly grated white cheddar cheese and a few tablespoons of soy milk. I mixed it all together and voila... amazing mashed potatoes.
Muy rica.
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