GRILLED VEGETABLES WITH COLLARD GREEN PESTO
I love this clean-out-the-vegetable bin side dish. It's a great way to use up that zucchini or red pepper before it's on the way out, and that collard green pesto? Whew! It's to die-for. I put my Southern spin on the Italian condiment by substituting pecans for pine nuts and adding collard greens in with the basil. Cousins, you've got to try it!
Provided by Kardea Brown
Categories side-dish
Time 35m
Yield 6 to 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- For the collard green pesto: Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Add the collard greens and cook until the collards are bright green and tender, about 2 minutes. Drain the collards and plunge in an ice water bath to stop cooking. Drain.
- With the motor running, drop the garlic through the chute of a food processor and process until minced. Remove the lid and add the collards, cheese, basil, pecans, lemon zest, crushed red pepper and salt. Pulse until finely chopped. Pour the oil through the chute and process until the desired consistency is reached. Add the lemon juice. Add 2 tablespoons water, 1 tablespoon at a time, to thin the pesto if necessary.
- For the vegetables: Toss the asparagus, pepper, squash and zucchini with half of the pesto. Heat a grill or grill pan to medium-high heat. Grill the vegetables until browned and tender, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer to a serving platter and drizzle with the remaining pesto. Garnish with the lemon zest, if desired.
COLLARD GREENS PESTO
Collard greens and cashew pesto - a flavorful twist on classic pesto. It's so freakin good you'll want to eat it by the spoonful.
Provided by Marwin Brown
Categories Sauce
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Remove leaves from stems. Clean and slice the greens into thin strips.
- Bring a pot of water to a boil. Create an ice bath by placing ice cubes in a large bowl and filling with water.
- Blanch the greens by adding them to the boiling water for 1-2 minutes then remove and place in the ice bath to cool and stop the cooking.
- Add the lemon juice, oil, garlic, cashews, herbs, and blanched greens to a food processor or blender. Puree to desired consistency. Add more oil if you need to thin the pesto out.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 155 kcal, Carbohydrate 6 g, Protein 4 g, Fat 14 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, Cholesterol 4 mg, Sodium 72 mg, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 1 g, ServingSize 1 serving
PASTA WITH COLLARD GREENS AND ONIONS
Slow cooking sweetens the collards in this satisfying pasta dish.
Provided by Martha Rose Shulman
Categories pastas, main course
Time 35m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil, salt generously and add the collard greens. Blanch for 2 minutes, then using a slotted spoon or a skimmer, transfer to a bowl of cold water and drain. Squeeze out excess water and cut crosswise into thin ribbons.
- Heat the olive oil over medium heat in a large lidded frying pan and add the onion. Cook, stirring often, until it is tender and translucent, about 5 minutes, and add a generous pinch of salt, the red pepper flakes and the garlic. Cook, stirring, until the garlic is fragrant, about 1 minute, and add the collard greens and salt and pepper to taste. When the greens begin to sizzle, turn the heat to low, cover and simmer 5 minutes. Add 1/2 cup water, cover and continue to simmer for another 5 to 10 minutes, stirring often, until the greens are tender. Taste and adjust seasonings.
- Meanwhile, cook the pasta. Bring the water in the pot back to a boil and add the pasta. Cook al dente, following the timing instructions on the package.
- Before draining the pasta, ladle 1/2 cup of the cooking water from the pot into the frying pan with the collard greens and onions. Drain the pasta and toss with the greens. Serve, topping each serving with Parmesan to taste.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 383, UnsaturatedFat 7 grams, Carbohydrate 57 grams, Fat 11 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 14 grams, SaturatedFat 3 grams, Sodium 372 milligrams, Sugar 3 grams
COLLARD GREEN PESTO LINGUINE
Provided by Sunny Anderson
Time 30m
Yield 6 servings and 3 cups pesto
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over medium heat. Blanch collards until bright green, about 1 minute. Transfer immediately to an ice bath to shock, saving the boiling water for cooking the pasta. Remove the collards from the ice water and pat dry with paper towels before transferring them to a food processor.
- Add the linguine to the pot of salted boiling water and cook according to package instructions.
- Meanwhile, in a dry skillet, over low heat, toast the pecans until fragrant. Transfer to the food processor with Parmesan, olives and garlic. With food processor running, slowly drizzle in olive oil until pesto comes together. Taste for seasoning, and add salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste.
- To serve, put enough pesto to coat the pasta into a large serving bowl. Drain the pasta and quickly add it to the bowl. The water still clinging to the pasta will loosen up the pesto. Toss to coat. Add more pesto, if needed. Transfer the pasta to a serving bowl and garnish with Parmesan sprinkled over the top.
COLLARD GREEN OLIVE PESTO
Provided by Danny Toma
Categories Condiment/Spread Sauce Olive Quick & Easy Parmesan Collard Greens Gourmet Italy
Yield Makes about 2 1/4 cups
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Bring a 6- to 8-quart pot of salted water to a boil. Meanwhile, cut stems and center ribs from collard greens and discard. Stir collards into water in batches, then simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 15 minutes. Transfer collards with tongs to a colander to drain, gently pressing on greens to extract excess water. (If making pasta, reserve water in pot for cooking pasta.) Coarsely chop collards.
- Blend olives and garlic in a food processor until finely chopped. Add collards, water, vinegar, salt, cayenne, and pepper and pulse until finely chopped. With motor running, add oil in a slow stream. Turn off motor, then add cheese and pulse to combine.
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