Best Tangle Of Bitter Greens Recipes

TANGLE OF BITTER GREENS

Tangle of Bitter Greens image

Categories Mustard Side Vegetarian Fall Winter

Yield serves 4 to 6

Number Of Ingredients 4

Ingredients

2 tablespoons canola oil
3 medium cloves garlic, mashed into a paste (see sidebar)
1 medium bunch kale, collards, turnip greens, or mustard greens (about 1 1/2 pounds), cleaned, tough stems removed and discarded, and leaves very thinly sliced in chiffonade (see page 197)
Coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper

Steps:

In a skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and slightly damp ribbons of greens; season with salt and pepper. Cook until the greens are bright green and slightly wilted, 3 to 4 minutes. Taste and adjust for seasoning with salt and pepper. Serve immediately.
garlic paste
To prepare garlic paste, place the broad side of an unpeeled clove of garlic on a clean work surface and give it a whack with the flat side of a chef's knife. Remove the papery skin and trim away the tough basal plane at the top of the clove. Halve the garlic lengthwise and remove any of the green shoot, if present, as it is bitter. Coarsely chop the garlic, then sprinkle it with coarse salt. (The salt acts as an abrasive and helps chop the garlic.) Then, using the flat side of a chef's knife like an artist's palette knife, press firmly on the garlic, crushing a little at a time. Repeat until the garlic is a fine paste.

BITTER GREENS SALAD WITH LEMON-MUSTARD DRESSING

Bitter Greens Salad With Lemon-Mustard Dressing image

This recipe, adapted from the Los Angeles restaurant Mozza, dresses mixed frisée lightly, with a simple dressing of two kinds of mustard, lemon juice and olive oil. It's done in minutes, and serves as a light, tart side for pretty much any occasion, whether a holiday feast or a weeknight meal.

Provided by Adam Nagourney

Categories easy, quick, weekday, salads and dressings

Time 5m

Yield 10 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

1 1/2 teaspoons whole-grain mustard
1 1/2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
3 to 6 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
Salt
black pepper
14 ounces mixed frisée, radicchio and dandelion greens, washed, dried and torn into pieces

Steps:

In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the mustards and 3 tablespoons of the lemon juice.
While whisking vigorously, drizzle in the olive oil until thickened. Adjust lemon juice to taste, and season with salt and pepper.
Place greens in a serving bowl and toss with just enough dressing to lightly coat them. Reserve any remaining dressing for another use.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 135, UnsaturatedFat 9 grams, Carbohydrate 8 grams, Fat 11 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 2 grams, SaturatedFat 2 grams, Sodium 321 milligrams, Sugar 1 gram, TransFat 0 grams