beets with beet greens, carrots and walnuts
Gorgeous beets are now at Farmer's Markets and elsewhere. Always check the size of the beets and see if their greens are in good shape, not too browned or torn up. The only part you don't want are the stems so beets selling now for about $3 a bunch are really a good buy.
I'm forever trying to create new recipes that use greens. Steaming then sauteing them with a bit of olive oil, garlic and some chili peppers or raisins is always a good classical stand-by.
Here I first boiled the beets whole, then peeled off their skins and sliced them into chunks. This was going to be a quick meal. I had also purchased a bunch of rather skinny carrots in multiple colors: purple, cream and orange. They got sliced up. The beet greens got washed, pulled away from their stems then added to the saute. I didn't bother to steam them. Some garlic got sauteed and walnuts were added. Toss, toss, toss, stir, stir, stir until the greens wilted and the carrots cooked through but stayed crunchy. Some halved grape tomatoes were added. Herbs? Sure. Got some fresh thyme? or rosemary? A douse of sea salt, freshly ground black pepper, a bit more water topped with a swirl or two of a good olive oil to serve as condiment and you have something that feels like your cells are filling up with deep satisfaction at every bite.
Here I first boiled the beets whole, then peeled off their skins and sliced them into chunks. This was going to be a quick meal. I had also purchased a bunch of rather skinny carrots in multiple colors: purple, cream and orange. They got sliced up. The beet greens got washed, pulled away from their stems then added to the saute. I didn't bother to steam them. Some garlic got sauteed and walnuts were added. Toss, toss, toss, stir, stir, stir until the greens wilted and the carrots cooked through but stayed crunchy. Some halved grape tomatoes were added. Herbs? Sure. Got some fresh thyme? or rosemary? A douse of sea salt, freshly ground black pepper, a bit more water topped with a swirl or two of a good olive oil to serve as condiment and you have something that feels like your cells are filling up with deep satisfaction at every bite.
I'm going to add a list of greens here in the coming days. Stay perched!
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