Recipes for Mustard Greens!
With the mild weather we’ve been blessed with this winter, you’ve no doubt noticed that the mustard has flourished like none other! Here are a few recipes to enjoy it in fresh new ways!
Reprinted from http://www.cookthink.com/blog/2007/09/four-easy-ways-to-go-mustard-green/
Four Easy Ways To Go (Mustard) Green
SEPTEMBER 27, 2007
“We had a lot of fun cooking mustard greens for this week’s Root Source. Though in the Deep South it’s traditional to cook the living daylights out of them, I’ve always preferred just barely cooking mustard greens, 5-10 minutes at most. While I enjoy the deep flavor and memory of comfort that long-cooked greens give me, I love the texture and bright flavor that a brief cooking time preserves.
Poking around to see what others had to say about mustards, I was excited to see Elizabeth Schneider address the issue of “greens-doneness” in her cookbook Vegetables from Amaranth to Zucchini. In the chapter on mustards, she describes several different ways to have them.”
(1) “Barely wilt: Toss with hot dressing, or fold mustard chiffonade into hot beans or pasta. Or pour boiling water over whole trimmed leaves to soften for wrapping.”
(2)Recipe: Pumpkin Ravioli With Mustard Greens And Parmesan (Cookthink)
(3) “Short-cook: Boil a few minutes in broth for bright, juicy, and tender greens; or steam 4-5 minutes for leaves with a bit more flavor and heat.”
Recipe: Braised Mustard Greens With Bacon And Shallots (Cookthink))
(4) “Long-cook: Earthy bitterness and depth develop in greens that are slow-braised; but bite, perfume, and color dissipate.”
Recipe: Long-Cooked Mustard Greens (Cookthink)
And one more:
(4) “I’ve been digging the kale tossed with garlic mayonnaise that my local Whole Foods has in the prepared foods section. With raw mustards, you get a hotter green to toss with the mayonnaise, and it’s delicious.”
Recipe: Raw Mustard Greens With Garlic Mayonnaise (Cookthink)
