KICKIN' VEGETARIAN COLLARD GREENS

Kickin' Vegetarian Collard Greens image

Corn bread, black eyed peas, and collards are a New Year's Day tradition in the South - the corn bread represents gold, black-eyed peas coins, and collards match the green of US paper currency. Since leaving the South, where I grew up, for the Pacific NW, I've begun a tradition of hosting an open house-style brunch on New Year's day and this is my go-to recipe for this fun occasion.

Provided by EMIAUKEA

Categories Side Dish Vegetables Tomatoes

Time 1h

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon butter
1 large onion, halved and thinly sliced
4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
2 sprigs fresh thyme, leaves stripped
2 bay leaves
2 (14 ounce) cans chopped tomatoes
1 cup vegetable broth
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 tablespoon molasses
1 tablespoon liquid smoke flavoring
2 pounds collard greens, chopped
1 ½ cups cooked white beans

Steps:

Heat olive oil and butter in a large pot over medium heat until butter melts and starts to brown, 1 to 2 minutes. Add onion and garlic; cook and stir until onion turns translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in thyme and bay leaves.
Pour chopped tomatoes, vegetable broth, brown sugar, molasses, and liquid smoke into the pot; bring to a simmer. Stir in collard greens gently. Reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, until tender, about 30 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 237.8 calories, Carbohydrate 35.1 g, Cholesterol 5.1 mg, Fat 7.5 g, Fiber 11.3 g, Protein 10.3 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, Sodium 335.1 mg, Sugar 9.8 g