Forums: March 2010 Kickstart Forum Archive: Collards - surprise!
Created on: 03/19/10 04:41 PM Views: 1346 Replies: 7
Jasmine Joined: 03/02/10 Posts: 35	Collards - surprise! Posted Friday, March 19, 2010 at 4:41 PM I have been trying to get more green into my eating and finally decided to try Collards - I have been resisting because they don't smell good to me. Anyway, today I brought some to work - I had merely boiled the frozen ones in water, with no seasoning at all, until done and brought them to work with some pepper sauce and some nutritional yeast flakes. After heating them in the mico I sprinked them with the pepper sauce and then poured at least a tablespoon (or a tad more) of the yeast on top and WOW they were delicious and absolutely no problem preparing. I even drank the juice after eating the greens - the yeast gave it a rich flavor (sorry to say - like a meat broth) that I enjoyed. They turned out to be a treat. I have more at home - hoorah! Greens at last.
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Mariberry Joined: 01/02/10 Posts: 297	RE: Collards - surprise! Posted Friday, March 19, 2010 at 5:36 PM The only time I tasted collard greens was at a restaurant featuring Louisiana cooking - collard greens stewed with pork in a mustardy broth of sorts. It was delicious (before my vegan days..). We don't get "collards" here that I know of (I've never seen anything labelled "collards") but I'm wondering if they are similar to Swiss chard? I used rainbow chard recently and it was very good. One recipe I have suggests adding 1-2 tbsp of balsamic vinegar just before serving. It was YUM! All we are saying is "Give Peas a Chance"
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gramma Joined: 12/30/09 Location: Michigan Posts: 31	RE: Collards - surprise! Posted Friday, March 19, 2010 at 5:41 PM Jasmine, Glad you tried the greens and liked them so well..have not tried them w/nutritional yeast flakes as I have not found a place close to where I live that stocks in small containers..not yet anyway. The way I like them besides with good ole hot sauce is using apple cider vinegar and fresh ground black pepper.Sometimes I even add chopped onion and chunks of red skinned potatoes to make a complete meal.Yummy Isn't it such a nice surprise for our taste buds to experience new things!
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mommyof2nc Joined: 12/31/09 Location: North Carolina Posts: 172	RE: Collards - surprise! Posted Friday, March 19, 2010 at 11:02 PM We LOVE collards in my house (yeah, I know we live in NC but we're not from here LOL). I actually grow them in my garden. I've never had them with nutritional yeast, though that sounds pretty good to me. This is how I make them: Boil some vegetable broth in a large saucepan and add clean, chopped, fresh collards and cook for about 10-15 minutes, depending on how tough (or old) they are. Drain in collandar and set aside. Heat 1-2 tablespoons of olive oil in same pan, add 2-3 cloves garlic and a pinch or two of red pepper flakes. Before garlic burns, add cooked collards to pan and toss to coat. Once they're heated through, add 1-2 tablespoons of balsamic vinegar, toss to coat again and serve. Yummy! Even my 5-year-old son LOVES these! ETA: Here in the southeast, we can get frozen collards and, honestly, I've never looked for them before moving here around 10 years ago, so I'm not sure if you can get them elsewhere in the country, but try looking for them next to the frozen spinach. If you can't get fresh collards, you can do the same thing (just don't boil them first) and I'm sure it'll be just as good.
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Jasmine Joined: 03/02/10 Posts: 35	RE: Collards - surprise! Posted Friday, March 19, 2010 at 11:48 PM Thank you all for the great ideas - I shall them and give you a report. So many new things to try. It's fun!
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Louise Joined: 02/13/10 Posts: 21	RE: Collards - surprise! Posted Saturday, March 20, 2010 at 12:21 AM Kroger frozen collards are featured at Vons in California, but Kroger is a national brand, so you should find them at stores nationwide! Frozen collards - 1 lb package California Vegetables - 1 lb package Sun Vista No Salt Added pinto beans - 1 can no salt seasonings dried garlic frozen chopped onions Bring frozen veggies to boil, simmer 40 minutes - yum! www
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veveveveggie Joined: 12/28/09 Posts: 114	RE: Collards - surprise! Posted Saturday, March 20, 2010 at 6:56 AM I could not find frozen collards in west Michigan stores. We usually have fresh available. They are near kale and the other greens. They have big flat leaves that aren't as pretty as chard. Collards work very well in stews because they get soft, but they don't fall apart like other greens. Jean
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essie Joined: 02/26/10 Posts: 163	RE: Collards - surprise! Posted Saturday, March 20, 2010 at 8:10 AM I love collards too, and they are super good for you. Like everyone has mentioned, they are great with acid and spice--lemon and Tabasco, or balsamic vinegar and red pepper flakes, etc. YUM. I cut out the stems and slice them into thin ribbons. I do put them in soups--just eat them more like noodles, twirled around a fork or spoon. Here's another trick: using the raw or lightly steamed leaves as wraps. Lay a big flat leaf out flat, and with a sharp knife cut a narrow upside-down V along the bottom part of the stem, just to get the thickest part. To steam, lay on a plate and put in the microwave for 30 secs-1 min. Roll up fillings like leftover rice and stew, or tofu scramble, or other warmed fillings--kinda like a classic cabbage roll. Top with tomato sauce or etc. When you steam them they turn dark green and soft, and you need a fork to eat the packets. To use them raw as a wrap, cut the stem the same way. Flip so the "underside" of the leaf is facing up, spread with hummus, add other raw toppings like tomatoes, sprouts, etc. and roll, tucking in the tails where the stem was. I've even started using these as tortillas for burritos. Raw they stay crunchy and are pretty sturdy--you can handle them as finger food if you don't over stuff them. So good. I've been going through 1-2 batches a week. (They are winter hardy.)
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