BEET GREENS WITH GOLDEN RAISINS AND PINE NUTS (CIME DI RAPE CON UVE SULTANINE E PIGNOLI) RECIPE
Sputnik came to mind the first time I bought kohlrabi, that odd-looking member of the cabbage family, with its enlarged corm and stems shooting upward all in the same direction. Buy a kohlrabi, cut off the leaves and you will see what I mean.Although the famous Russian satellite eventually came crashing to Earth, my kohlrabi did not--it was very well received by my gaggle of then-young children. Kohlrabi has turned into one of my favorite vegetables because it's so easy to prepare, it's mild tasting and I like the idea that it is uncommon.But, as with some other vegetables, after preparing it I had a few spare parts left over. In the case of kohlrabi, it was the leaves, and I couldn't bring myself to throw them out, because a little taste had convinced me that they had the potential to be pretty good eating. But what to do with them?I searched my library for kohlrabi leaf recipes and ... nothing. Well, for years I have been traveling in and writing about the Mediterranean. And if there is one thing that is true about Mediterranean food, it's that nothing, and I mean nothing, gets thrown away.I first tried kohlrabi leaves in a spaghetti alla carbonara my kids had been asking me to fix. I decided to toss them in too, really just to get rid of them. But the resulting dish was so good it became part of my repertoire. The mild, vaguely cabbagey tasting leaves added a delicate flavor to the creamy sauce.And that got me to thinking about all the other vegetable parts I throw away that must be useful for something other than the compost heap.Take, for instance, those thick white or red stems of the Swiss chard that cookbooks always tell us to strip the leaves from. Or the equally thick stems of broccoli, the roots of spinach or the leaves from beets, turnips and radishes.They're all edible--and not just edible but delicious, with a texture and flavor that is different enough from the familiar that you almost get the feeling you're eating an entirely new vegetable.Not all of the parts are as unusual as kohlrabi leaves. Because Swiss chard regenerates its leaves so copiously, even with heavy harvesting, it's the leaves most cooks concentrate on (plus, because the leaves are so hardy, they can stand up to all manner of soups and stews). But Middle Easterners have come up with ingenious ways of using the stalks as well.Some cooks use them to make soups and stocks, but they also can be pureed and mixed with tahineh for a hummus-like dip called silq bil-tahina. It's usually served as part of a Lebanese-style mezze table, where a variety of small plates filled with appetizing foods are served, usually as the entirety of the meal. The spread tastes like a lighter version of hummus. If you use red chard stems, it will be a beautiful pinkish crimson color.I also like to use Swiss chard stems in gratins and in my twist on French onion soup, where I use them instead of onions (keeping the baked layer of cheese on top).At the other end of the spectrum are beet greens. They are socommon, yet many people do not cook them, put off by their bitter taste.But beet greens can be made less bitter by cooking them the way they're done in southern Italy. In Apulia, the beet greens are stewed with golden raisins and pine nuts and then served at room temperature in a dish that is popular during the hot summer months. I usually serve it with an assortment of other room-temperature vegetable preparations or with a piece of grilled lamb. This dish can also be made with turnip or radish tops.Because the tops of beets, turnips and radishes are so bitter, cooks have come up with a number of ways to make them more palatable. Bitter greens can be cooked in vinegar and sugar to create a sweet-sour effect, or their bitterness can be balanced by cooking them with lots of strong-flavored aromatics, such as garlic, herbs or spices.Sometimes the best way to use tough, hardy leaves like this is in stews. The long simmering will make them more tender, and combining them with other ingredients makes them seem milder.One vegetable part that had always been thrown away even by a cook as thrifty as me is spinach roots and stems. Who would want to eat them? Well, for one, the Turks. Ispanak koku salatasi is a salad made from the roots and stems of young spinach plants. They are first cleaned and then steamed to soften them.The first time I had it was at a roadside eatery in Seljuk, a town near Izmir. I thought it odd then and I think it odd now, but darned if it isn't good, especially when you make it with honey and poppy seeds. Another way to use the spinach roots and stems is chopped up in a rice pilaf.Probably my favorite easy but uncommon hors d'oeuvre is cookbook author Martha Rose Shulman's marinated broccoli stems. She always serves them at parties as an accompaniment to drinks, and I'm usually the culprit who eats them all.I use broccoli stems in other ways as well. One fairly elaborate pasta is made by peeling the stems, cutting them into small sticks, boiling them, rolling them in grated cheese and inserting them in cooked macaroni. Then you layer the stuffed macaroni in a baking dish, cover it with ricotta or tomato sauce and bake it. You will not be unhappy.So many recipes call for broccoli florets that you might begin to feel guilty about throwing away those great meaty stems. Well, this is the solution. The results are so delicious you'll begin to think that all this really isn't too uncommon after all.*Wright is the author of "A Mediterranean Feast," the 2000 James Beard Foundation cookbook of the year, and the recently published "Mediterranean Vegetables."
Provided by Clifford A. Wright
Categories VEGETARIAN, VEGETABLES
Time 25m
Yield Serves 2
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Place the greens in a large skillet over high heat with only the water adhering to them from their last rinsing. Cook, stirring occasionally until they wilt, about 4 to 5 minutes. Do not overcook; they should remain bright green. Place the greens in a strainer and run cold water over them. Press out as much water as possible from the greens and cut them in half.
- Return the greens to the skillet with the pine nuts, raisins, olives, garlic, olive oil and salt and pepper to taste. Turn the heat to medium-high, add 3 tablespoons of water and continue cooking until soft, but still green, about 6 minutes, tossing frequently. Remove the greens from the skillet, let them come to room temperature and serve.
BEET GREENS WITH RAISINS AND PINE NUTS
From 'Vegetarian' by Linda Fraser with only a few small changes. Baby spinach or Swiss chard can be used instead of beet greens. Reminder: beet greens and Swiss chard require a little longer cooking time than baby spinach. For a less aggressive garlic presence, use mildly-flavored garlic whistles/scapes. Final comment: I thought the recipe was lacking something to take the dish to the next level. What pairs well with beets/beet greens? Ah, allspice!
Provided by COOKGIRl
Categories Greens
Time 15m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Note: you don't need to remove the beet green stalks unless they are woody and/or thick.
- Place the raisins in a small heat proof bowl. Pour boiling water over the raisins and let soak for 10 minutes. Drain.
- Meanwhile, cut the bread slice up into small cubes. (Directions say to discard the crust but I don't do that because I consider it a waste).
- Heat up 2 tablespoons of the olive oil on medium heat and saute the bread cubes until golden. Drain.
- Heat the remaining olive oil in the pan and saute the pine nuts until they begin to turn golden color.
- Add the beet greens, allspice and garlic.
- Cook quickly (lower heat if necessary to avoid burning) and cook just until beet greens start to wilt.
- Stir in the drained raisins and season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Transfer the greens to a serving platter.
- Sprinkle with the croutons and serve hot.
SAUTEED BEET GREENS
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories side-dish
Time 20m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Heat a medium saute pan coated with oil over medium heat until the oil shimmers. Add the beet greens and garlic, and toss until the greens are wilted and tender, 5 to 8 minutes. Add the red pepper flakes and lemon zest and juice, and toss. Season with salt and pepper.
FARFALLE WITH GOLDEN BEETS, BEET GREENS AND PINE NUTS
Provided by Jeanne Thiel Kelley
Categories Pasta Vegetarian Low Cal High Fiber Dinner Pine Nut Beet Healthy Potluck Bon Appétit Pescatarian Peanut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added Kosher
Yield Makes 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Heat heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add pine nuts and stir until lightly toasted, about 3 minutes. Transfer to small bowl. Add 2 tablespoons oil and onions to same skillet and sauté until beginning to soften and turn golden, about 10 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low and continue to sauté until onions are tender and browned, about 30 minutes longer. Add garlic and stir 2 minutes. Scatter beet greens over onions. Drizzle remaining 2 tablespoons oil over; cover and cook until beet greens are tender, about 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, cook beets in large pot of boiling salted water until tender, about 10 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer beets to medium bowl. Return water to boil. Add pasta to beet cooking liquid and cook until tender but still firm to bite, stirring occasionally. Drain, reserving 1 cup pasta cooking liquid. Return pasta to pot.
- Stir onion-greens mixture and beets into pasta. Add pasta cooking liquid by 1/4 cupfuls to moisten. Season with salt and coarsely ground black pepper. Stir in 1/3 cup Parmesan cheese. Divide pasta among shallow bowls. Sprinkle with pine nuts. Serve, passing additional cheese.
LEMON & BUTTER BRAISED BEET GREENS
This is from the Earthbound Farms Organic Foods website. It says.... Choose baby leaves, 4 to 6 inches in length, for the mildest taste and most tender greens. Mature leaves have a much more pungent flavor and are best boiled until tender. This simple saute takes just a few minutes to cook and makes a lovely accompaniment to roast chicken or steak.
Provided by Chef Gruyegravere
Categories Greens
Time 5m
Yield 4 servings greens, 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Heat the oil and butter in a large skillet or Dutch oven over low heat, and add the garlic.
- Cook gently, stirring frequently, until the garlic is fragrant but does not take on any color.
- Add the moist greens, raise the heat to medium-high, and cover the pan. Cook until the greens wilt, about 2 minutes, shaking the pan once or twice.
- Remove the cover; if there's any excess liquid, cook until it evaporates.
- Toss the greens with the lemon juice, salt, and pepper, and serve hot.
BEETS WITH PINE NUTS, SWISS CHARD AND BEET GREENS
Provided by Moira Hodgson
Categories side dish
Time 2h
Yield 8 to 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Trim the stalks from the beets and place them, in their skins, on a sheet of aluminum foil. Bake them for about an hour and a half, or until they are tender when pierced with a sharp knife. Cool and slip off the skins and cut the beets in one-and-a-half-inch cubes.
- Meanwhile, place the pine nuts in a small pan and roast them until they are golden (about 10 minutes).
- Remove the stalks from Swiss chard and beet greens. Saute Swiss chard leaves and beet greens in the peanut oil or vegetable oil until wilted, which will have to be done in two batches. Place in a serving dish and keep warm if serving right away.
- Combine the olive oil with the garlic, mustard and vinegar. Press down on the garlic with the tines of a fork to extract the juice. Remove the garlic and season the dressing with salt and pepper to taste. Pour the dressing over the beets, toss and correct seasoning. Place the beets on top of the greens and sprinkle with pine nuts. Serve warm or at room temperature; do not refrigerate.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 316, UnsaturatedFat 18 grams, Carbohydrate 27 grams, Fat 22 grams, Fiber 8 grams, Protein 6 grams, SaturatedFat 2 grams, Sodium 807 milligrams, Sugar 17 grams, TransFat 0 grams
BEET GREENS WITH BEETS
When making this dish from your garden or store bought greens, chooose only the young leaves and discard the older, tougher leaves. I like a shake or two of hot pepper flakes.
Provided by Diana Adcock
Categories Vegetable
Time 18m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In a large pot bring lightly salted water to boil.
- Add the greens and cook to just limp-about 3 minutes.
- Drain well and chop.
- Melt the butter in a skillet, add the garlic, ginger, and greens and saute 1-2 minutes.
- Stir in the chopped beets, lemon juice, and salt and pepper to taste.
- Heat through, about 2 minutes and turn into a serving bowl.
SIMPLE AND DELICIOUS BEET GREENS
Don't throw away those hearty green leaves that top fresh bundles of beets! They have a flavor similar to kale. This simple recipe will will help you make the most of your fresh beets!
Provided by Daryl Gerboth
Categories Side Dish Vegetables Greens
Time 20m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add the beet greens, and cook uncovered until tender, about 2 minutes. Drain in a colander, then immediately immerse in ice water for several minutes until cold to stop the cooking process. Once the greens are cold, drain well, and coarsely chop.
- Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Stir in the garlic and red pepper flakes; cook and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in the greens until oil and garlic is evenly distributed. Season with salt and pepper. Cook just until greens are hot; serve with lemon wedges.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 48.8 calories, Carbohydrate 7.4 g, Fat 3.6 g, Fiber 3.4 g, Protein 1.2 g, SaturatedFat 0.5 g, Sodium 45 mg, Sugar 0.1 g
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