A few weeks ago I had some friends over. As always I tried to make something a little different, something that I had already made. I decided to make a different side dish. Kale! This would be a super nutritional side dish and something I knew my friends don’t normally eat.
However, by accident, I picked up a bag of collard greens instead of Kale. Oops! I don’t want to serve collar greens!
Collard greens are not tasty and they looked like they would not be easy to cook. But I had no time to run to the store to buy the Kale, so the decision was made, collard greens it is.
It really worried me that I was making something that no one would like.
NO ONE!
When I served the meal I noticed my company putting the collard greens on their plates, and as they ate the greens, each one commented on how delicious they were. So delicious these greens were that my guest kept asking for more greens. Who knew! I didn’t.
Collard greens are now a new side dish in my home. You have to try them, if you have not already done so. Try this little recipe I found right on the bag of collard greens.
one bag 16oz Fresh Collard Greens(rinsed and hard stems removed)
1 tbspn olive oil, 1 medium onion, slcied thin, 1/2 green and red bell pepper, sliced thinly, 4 garlic cloves, peeled and chopped, 1 tsp. seasoning salt, 1/2 tbsp. sugar, 1/4 tbsp. pepper.
Saute onion, peppers and garlic in oil over medium heat for 5 minutes or until soft. Add Fresh Collard Green, and turn heat up to medium-high. Add seasoning salt, sugar, pepper, cook for 5-7 minutes or until desired consistency.
I eliminated the slicing of peppers by buying a bag of frozen sliced peppers. I did add one extra ingredient, I added crushed hot peppers .
That was the kick.
Collard greens don’t scare me anymore!