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Melissa Clark wrote about kale salad in the New York Times in 2007, and landfills across America have been filling with the discarded stems, also called the central ribs, ever since.
While some more enlightened cooks compost the stems, smarter (and cheaper) people eat them.
To be honest, I rarely eat kale salad. I prefer more tender leafy greens for salad, and I like my sturdy Brassicas like kale and collards cooked long and slow, which makes the stems tender and delicious.
Since I don’t destem the greens, I don’t have stems to dispose of. But lately, I’ve been making Portuguese-style collard greens, slicing the leaves into thin ribbons and cooking them quickly. It requires cutting out the stem and thick central rib from the leaves.
For the shopping list
- 1 bunch of collard greens or kale*
- 2 cloves of garlic, chopped
- 1 teaspoon of soy sauce
- *Use destemmed leaves to make Portuguese-style collard greens or, if you must, kale salad
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- 1 Chef Knife
- 1 Cutting Board
- 1 Skillet or Pan with Lid
Everything You Need to Know About Collard Greens with JJ Johnson | Food Network
How do you eat collard greens?
Collards are often stir-fried, too. Other ways to prepare collards include chopping them into salads and adding them to pasta dishes. Like kale, raw collard greens can be sliced and massaged with a little avocado or olive oil to soften them before eating. (They love it when you massage their little spines, I suspect.)
Are collard greens good for weight loss?
Yes, collard greens can help with weight loss, it is always beneficial to eat leafy greens. It is important to consider how they are cooked, if they are cooked in a lot of fat or oil, these added calories will make it harder to lose weight. Weight loss is a result of a calorie deficit, or consuming fewer calories than you burn, and eating collard greens could help you consume fewer calories resulting in weight loss.
Can you eat green vegetables while taking collards?
While these drugs thin the blood, the vitamin K1 in collards encourages blood to clot, working at cross purposes with the medication. In other words, eating more green vegetables while taking these types of medications could make them less effective.
Why should you eat collard greens?
Also, discover the many reasons and ways to eat them. Collard greens are a staple in soul food and in southern cooking. This hardy, nutritious green can take some time to clean and cut them before cooking. Plus, the way you cut you cut your collards – how thick or thin – affects cook time. The time it takes is worth every second.