WILTED ESCAROLE WITH GARLIC, LEMON AND OIL

Wilted Escarole With Garlic, Lemon and Oil image

Provided by dicentra

Categories Greens

Time 15m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil, 4 turns of the pan
2 garlic cloves, crushed
2 teaspoons anchovy paste, eyeball it
6 anchovy fillets, chopped
2 -3 dashes red pepper flakes
2 heads escarole, trimmed, rinsed, and dried
1 lemon, juice of

Steps:

Heat the extra-virgin olive oil in a deep skillet over medium-low heat with garlic and anchovy. Cook together 3 to 4 minutes to infuse garlic into oil.
Remove the garlic cloves and stir oil to mix in the melted anchovies and add the red pepper flakes.
Raise heat to medium-high. When oil ripples or begins to waft smoke, add greens and stir fry them 2 to 3 minutes. Squeeze lemon juice over the greens, toss, and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 348.1, Fat 23.6, SaturatedFat 3.8, Cholesterol 8.5, Sodium 438.9, Carbohydrate 38.4, Fiber 21.6, Sugar 6.1, Protein 12.2