What to Do with your Greens

So as we keep talking...we have greens here at City Greens...lots of them. If you are like me, you may be stuck with a bunch of greens and have no idea what to do with them...Well...thanks to our friends at Operation Food Search, the process of making tasty (and healthy) greens is no sweat. Even better is you can get most of the ingredients here at the market for cheap. So lets stop talking and start eating

Stewed Greens w/bacon 

photo from http://trilliestaste.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2011-05-23T12%3A52%3A00-05%3A00&max-results=1

Ingredients

3 Slices bacon (Patchwork Farms)

1 tablespoon olive or canola oil 

2 cloves garlic minced 

1 pound collard, turnip, or mustard greens, stems removed and cut into 2-inch pieces

3 cups of water or chicken broth 

1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes 

salt and pepper to taste 

optional: dash of apple cider vinegar

Instructions 

1. Heat a large pot over medium-high heat. Cook bacon till crisp, remove and crumble and then return to pot 

2. If needed add 1 teaspoon of oil to pot. Add onion to pot and cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Add greens and cook until just starting to wilt 

3. Add liquid and season with salt, pepper, and red pepper 

4. Reduce heat to low and let simmer until desired consistency has been reached, about 15 to 45 minutes. 

makes 6 servings