Well it is early November and I still have a lot of lettuce. We have had a few nights below freezing and it is still hanging on. I have been covering it at night trying to keep it alive and well. It is great so far. The other greens are flourishing ! I have been picking a few turnips
and like them diced with eggs in the morning,Ginny not so much.
Our favorite is soup made with Kale. So here is the recipe.
I started with some Russian Kale as the main ingredient ,with a few other greens mixed in. Try this for some very good soup. We have been making a big pot and then freezing half for the winter. We find that it is best as a leftover. The flavors mingle better with time I guess.
I got this recipe from Urban Hippy
Ingredients
Directions
The finished product! And did I mention that my cholesterol has gone down a lot since I started eating all of these greens! My doctor has me on a drug and it still was high until my last test. First time below 175 in a long time. I think that something is telling me" it's the diet dummy" !
I got this recipe from Urban Hippy
Ingredients
- 2 Cups Chicken ,cooked and shredded
- 1 Can(15oz)s Black Beans
- 4 Tbsps Olive oil
- 2 Whole Onions chopped
- 4 Cloves Garlic,chopped
- 6 Cups Chicken Broth
- 12 Cups Swiss Chard,Kale or what have you
- 1 1/2 Tsps Cumin
- 1 Tsps Cilantro,dried
- 1 Salt and pepper to taste
- 3 L Tomatoes,quartered
Directions
- Sauté onions and the garlic in the oil until golden brown. In a stock pan heat the broth. Add the onions and garlic,the black beans,cumin,salt and pepper. Add the cooked chicken (and the liquid it was cooked in). Bring liquid to a boil and add the greens and the tomatoes and simmer until tender .( Add more broth or water if needed.)
- Most any greens can be used for this soup. The original recipe called for Swiss Chard. Ginny pressure cooks the chicken until tender and then shreds it . Use the water from the pressure cooker for the stock. We like the dark meat the best,it's up to you. The greens measurement was just a guess ,use what you have and go from there.
The finished product! And did I mention that my cholesterol has gone down a lot since I started eating all of these greens! My doctor has me on a drug and it still was high until my last test. First time below 175 in a long time. I think that something is telling me" it's the diet dummy" !
