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Culinary use for Collard Greens: Recipes and More

Collard greens are cultivars of wild cabbage and it is in the same family as kale, cauliflower, brussels sprout, and broccoli. Collards were first cultivated in Greece many centuries ago. Today, it’s a staple diet in many parts of Europe, Africa, The United States, and the Mediterranean.

Collards offer a similar flavor as you’d get combining cabbage with kale. The dark green leafy vegetable comes with a strong bitter taste, which subdues when it’s fully cooked. Based on its capacity to handle long-term heat, many traditional collard green recipes are braises, stews, and soups. 

However, collard greens have attracted a lot more attention in modern recipes where it’s extensively used in salads, tacos, wraps, and some vegan-diet plans.

Best Collard Green Recipes

Braises and stews

Many cuisines use collard greens to enhance the flavor and nutrition of meat stews. A typical collard greens recipe incorporates vegetable broth, meat, potatoes, celery, peas, bell peppers, onions, garlic, and several spices, which are slow cooked into a rich flavourful stew that’s hard to resist.

Collard greens soups

Indian cuisine offers a nutritiously rich soup, Haak Rus, incorporating collard greens, mustard oil, water, salt, spices, and green chilies. This savory soup can be taken as a meal starter. It’s also served with plain rice as a main course. A Portuguese version of collard soup is called Caldo Verde, which is very similar to Haak Rus.

Brazillian collard greens recipe

Brazillian cuisine utilizes collard greens quite differently. One simple collard green recipe is Brazillian Couve a Mineira. To make this side dish the collard leaves are wilted in boiling water and later sautéd with onions, garlic, tomato, and bacon. 

Southern black-eyed peas with collard greens

This pea and collard greens fusion is thought to bring good luck in the coming year, that’s why it’s typically served on New Years eve in the Southern United States. The ingredients include black-eyed peas, collard greens, broth, onions, garlic, and pork. This flavor-infused collard greens recipe is served alongside cornbread, which enhances its overall taste and is perfect for soaking up extra sauce. No matter how you incorporate collard greens in your diet, be ready for a strong, rich flavor that comes with good nutrition.

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