Cold Lemony Greens

5 ingredients
7 steps

Ingredients

  • Salt and black pepper
  • 1 pound or more greens, any type, like spinach or collards, trimmed of thick stems (or at least 2 cups cooked greens)
  • Extra virgin olive oil to taste
  • Fresh lemon juice to taste
  • Lemon wedges

Directions

  1. 1
    Bring a large pot of water to a boil and salt it (or you can steam the greens over an inch or so of boiling water).
  2. 2
    Cook the greens until tender, from about 3 minutes for spinach to up to 15 for the stems of tougher greens like collards.
  3. 3
    Drain well, then wrap in plastic or place in a covered bowl and refrigerate (you can leave them in the fridge for up to 2 days).
  4. 4
    Or cool by plunging them into ice water or running under cold water.
  5. 5
    Squeeze excess moisture from the greens, then chop them coarsely.
  6. 6
    Toss with olive oil, lemon juice, salt, and pepper, then taste and add more of anything necessary.
  7. 7
    Serve immediately, with lemon wedges.

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