Sautéed Broccoli Greens and Leeks

We recently had a new grocery store open up in our area and it’s a mega one. The first thing I noticed when walking into this store was the beautiful vegetable and fruit section. Everything seem to be perfectly color coordinated and those peppers were beautifully bright. I began inspecting the section and I can across veggies I had never encountered before.

Since my first visit to this new store with the most beautiful veggies, I have made it a point to try a new veggie every week. This week was broccoli greens. Did you know those were edible? I didn’t. So I decided I would take them home and sautée them with some leeks (kind of like a big mild green onion) and coconut oil. I washed them and removed any part of the stem that felt woody and rough chopped them. I placed the leeks in a sauté pan over medium heat with 2 tbs of coconut oil. Once the leeks became soft I added in the broccoli greens along with some garlic and a dash of red pepper flakes and sautéed the greens until extremely tender. This took about 20 minutes. You can add in about 1/2 cup of chicken stock to add in more flavor.

Sautéed Broccoli Greens and Leeks

 

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Ingredients

• 2 bunches of broccoli greens de-stemmed
• 1 leek chopped
• 2 tablespoons of coconut oil (or 2 tbs butter)
• 1 teaspoon of garlic powder
• Dash of red pepper
• Salt and pepper to taste.

Instructions

1. Add coconut oil in pan (or melt butter) and add chopped leek
2. After about 2-4 minutes, add broccoli greens and spices and allow to cook
3. Greens will wilt, after about 10 minutes pay attention to the tenderness. Cook until it reaches desired texture and serve warm.
4. Add salt and pepper to taste.

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