Your favourite way to eat greens?

[Ralphie ★]

I think mine might be in a lentil soup, maybe with ham.  They are pretty good plain, but just a tad short of being enough flavour.  I used to soak them with vinegar when I was a kid but now that sort of ruins the taste for me.  Frank's Red Hot Seasoning Blend kicks them up a notch so that is nice.  Scallions and serranos just did not complement them.  I know lots of people like to cook things like broccoli raab with garlic but to me that also sort of takes over the flavor of the greens.  I love garlic in an Italian  pasta dish - that to me is where it belongs.  The right barbecue joint will have collard greens that are excellent, so maybe pork fat is the answer!

[Thaddeus Kosciuszko]

Eat a pecan pie first.  If still hungry, then eat greens. 

[Road Runner]

1 hour ago, Philander Seabury said:

Your favourite way to eat greens?

No favorite way.  That's like asking, "What is your favorite way to fall off your bike?"  

[Ralphie ★]

7 minutes ago, Road Runner said:

No favorite way.  That's like asking, "What is your favorite way to fall off your bike?"  

Rolling like a ball on as cushiony a surface as possible, like soft non-thorny bushes.
 

And Furthermore, from a very slow speed with no traffic or onlookers.

Superman would be one of the least favourite.  Brick wall or truck also.

 

[Road Runner]

1 minute ago, Philander Seabury said:

Rolling like a ball on as cushiony a surface as possible, like soft non-thorny bushes.

I prefer slamming head-on into a steel gate while doing 20 mph.  

[maddmaxx ★]

I prefer to eat them in South Africa.  I like lettuce, broccoli and can even tolerate spinich when done right but "greens" are different.

[ChrisL]

I got turned in to greens while in the south.  Usually cooked with a ham hock and a tad of heat.

 I grew up eating cooked kale mashed in with potato & onion seasoned with the drippings of fried pork chops.  I often add some chicken stock for more flavor.  You can serve the chops with it or cut them up & add them to the mash which is how I like it.  A good sausage works well instead of pork chop too.

 

[donkpow]

Cooked. Or not cooked.

[shootingstar]

Alot of my veggie dishes are cooked.

I rarely make salads at home. It's just habit.

[Wilbur ★]

Your favourite way to eat greens?

Wait for them to ripen!  

[BuffJim]

Boiled. BuffCarla’s relatives boil Collard Greens with meat, smoked Turkey, or Ham hock. I boil spinach now and then. 
I prefer a less dark lettuce in my salad, Romaine, Iceberg and similar. Got sick of the trendy spring mix salads. 

[Allen ★]

Down here, greens, specifically means turnips, or collards. Either way, boiled to an inch of their lives with a big old hunk of fat back and topped with pot liquor once it’s on the plate. 
 

 

[ChrisL]

This post made me have a hankering for Dutch comfort food.  Kale, onion, potato & pork chop.

[Airehead]

Beans and greens Italian style. 

[shootingstar]

I rarely do boiled veggie dish... except for soup.  ie. squash soup is a different technique of sauteeing cubes, before adding veggie consomme, etc.

I do tend to lightly stir fry..there's a certain amount of water which the flavours with soy sauce, makes the 'sauce' easily.  To me greens...is alot of different  types of Asian greens plus broccoli, asparagus, etc.

[Ralphie ★]

22 minutes ago, Airehead said:

Beans and greens Italian style. 

Sounds good. I will do this with the Swiss Chard. Thanks!

https://sipandspice.com/classic-italian-greens-and-beans/

[Square Wheels]

Hard to say, I eat so much.  Today at the farmers market we bought kale and spinach.  That will go raw in my salads.  Tonight we had zucchini lasagna.  It had swiss chard from our garden.  We'll probalby add some swiss chard to our salads. 

[Airehead]

57 minutes ago, Philander Seabury said:

Sounds good. I will do this with the Swiss Chard. Thanks!

https://sipandspice.com/classic-italian-greens-and-beans/

Yum

[Wilbur ★]

3 hours ago, Philander Seabury said:

Sounds good. I will do this with the Swiss Chard. Thanks!

https://sipandspice.com/classic-italian-greens-and-beans/

That sounds good. 

[BuffJim]

At the Chinese Restaurant yesterday, my brother ordered stir fried Pea shoots with garlic. I had a portion and they were delicious. 

[Airehead]

I like Allen believe that greens refer to only collards or turnip greens. Other green things are called by name as in spinach, kale, or chard. 

[MickinMD ★]

On 6/18/2022 at 12:37 PM, Philander Seabury said:

I think mine might be in a lentil soup, maybe with ham.  They are pretty good plain, but just a tad short of being enough flavour.  I used to soak them with vinegar when I was a kid but now that sort of ruins the taste for me.  Frank's Red Hot Seasoning Blend kicks them up a notch so that is nice.  Scallions and serranos just did not complement them.  I know lots of people like to cook things like broccoli raab with garlic but to me that also sort of takes over the flavor of the greens.  I love garlic in an Italian  pasta dish - that to me is where it belongs.  The right barbecue joint will have collard greens that are excellent, so maybe pork fat is the answer!

I make a number of soups that usually involve celery, carrots, and onions plus other things like butternut squash, fennel, Brussels sprouts, and often 8-16 oz of frozen veggies for soup for variety.

If I'm just going to put greens on a plate as a side dish, butter, salt and pepper usually work for me.

[Parsnip Totin Jack ★]

21 hours ago, shootingstar said:

I rarely do boiled veggie dish... except for soup.  ie. squash soup is a different technique of sauteeing cubes, before adding veggie consomme, etc.

I do tend to lightly stir fry..there's a certain amount of water which the flavours with soy sauce, makes the 'sauce' easily.  To me greens...is alot of different  types of Asian greens plus broccoli, asparagus, etc.

@shootingstartell me about your soy sauce. What do you prefer? Chinese only or do you have regional preferences? I bought Silver Swan (Filipino) for the Pancit I made. There are as many varieties as there is whisky. Dark, light, heavy, etc. I imagine you prefer a light style to not overwhelm the vegetables/protein.