Nourish, Sequim’s new garden-to-plate restaurant and gathering place, is featuring a series of meals created using items from Nash’s farm share boxes each week. This recipe features collard greens, a cousin of beets, dandelion, mustard and turnips. They are loaded with beta carotene and vitamin A to help fight disease. They also have a good amount of the antioxidant vitamin C and fiber. They help fight osteoporosis by providing bones with a great dose of vitamin C.
Collard greens help you fight disease — and they’re tasty, too!
3 cloves garlic
1/2 large yellow onion, chopped
2-3 cups vegetable broth
1 teaspoon smoked salt
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
2 pounds collard greens
Black pepper and hot sauce
Saute onions until tender. Add garlic and cook until onion and garlic are fragrant, 2-3 minutes.
Add vegetable broth.
Season broth with smoked salt and red pepper flakes.
Add the greens. Greens wilt down as they cook.
Simmer for one hour, do not boil. Watch and add more broth if needed.
Add smoked salt, pepper flakes and black pepper to taste.
Nourish Tip: Good with a little vinegar too!