How To Cook Beet Greens

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Hold up! If you bought some beets, don't throw out those greens attached to them! Beet greens taste good and are super for you.

They are a fantastic source of vitamins K, A and C and a good source of minerals.  A half cup of cooked plain beet greens has only 20 calories, 1.8 g. net carbs and 1.9 g. protein.

Here is a tasty and easy way to cook them. 

Needed:
Beet Greens
2 tablespoons of olive oil
2 cloves of chopped garlic (or more if you love garlic like me)
The juice from 1 small lemon (this is about 2 tablespoons).
Saute pan with a lid

Directions:
(1) Wash the beet greens.  Cut the stems from the leafs.  The stems take a bit longer to cook then the leafs, so I cook the stems first and then add in the leafs.

(2) Chop the stems into small 1/2 inch pieces. Rough chop the leafs into approximately 1 inch pieces.

(3) Heat the olive oil over medium heat.  Saute the garlic in the oil for a few minutes over medium heat (do not brown it).

(4) Add the beet green stems to the pan with the oil and garlic.  Stir in 1/2 of the lemon juice and cover 3/4 of the pan with the lid.  This allows the stems to cook, but also allows some of the steam to escape.  Stir the stems occasionally and cook them until tender; approximately 5 minutes.

(5) Add the beet green leafs and the remainder of the lemon juice.  Cover 3/4 of the pan with the lid and cook the leafs until tender while stirring occasionally; approximately 3 minutes.

(6) Remove the lid and turn the heat to high.  Stir frequently and continue cooking for a few minutes while any remaining liquid reduces.

Remove the beet greens from the heat and season with salt and pepper. I like to dress mine with balsamic vinegar or a bit of balsamic glaze.

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