Mustard Greens - YUCK!

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Well I was doing my weekly cooking today. Yesterday I had purchased a

lovely bunch of nice green curly mustard greens. I had never had

them before ( I tasted a raw piece, noted it was bitty but I liked

the flavor) As I am trying to increase my greens intake for the anti-

inflammatory benefits, I picked through them and found a small bunch

to try. I decided to make the garlicky greens and beans recipe. It

sounded sooo good. I washed, I cut, I chopped, I blanched and before

long I had quite the selection of greens ready for my beans. I had

spinach, kale, dandelion and of course, those precious mustard

greens. Finally the dish was done, I get my fork, take a BIG

bite....I chew, I chew and my face goes from placid to scruntched

up. It was HORRIBLE! All I tasted was those bitter, tough mustard

greens! I felt bad throwing out the whole skillet full but I did. I

knew there was no way I would eat it. <sigh> I will make it again

however, I will stick to my faithful kale alone. At this moment I

have a zucchini pie in the oven and once I get back from dinner will

be making a loaf of pineapple coconut bread (never made it before).

So much for a greens dish for my lunch for this week. Oh well, I

will just chiffonade some kale and add to it 2 tsp balsami vinegar, 2

tsp mirin and 1/2 tsp dijon mustard...I shake it, and pour it on just

before eating. Its my favorite dressing...no oil. I usually have

grated carrot as well as some thinly sliced red onion with a few

organic sunflower seeds to top it all off. ) So much for those

mustard greens!

 

Are mustard greens always so bitter? I blanched them for 8 minutes

in salted water to remove the bitterness. Maybe that wasnt long

enough? Considering I love all the other greens available to me, I

guess not having mustard greens wont kill me. LOL

 

Roxy Philly PA )