Thank you for the overwhelming response to this giveaway! A winner has been chosen–scroll down to the end of the post for details.
Instead of one recipe today, how about an entire book? Because I took the photos for Wild About Greens, Nava Atlas’ brilliant new cookbook, her editor was kind enough to send me several copies, and I would like to pass two of those books on to a couple of my faithful readers. So look below for details on how you can enter to win.
But first, some photos of the book:
When you take photos for a book, you never know how they’ll look; the designers crop them to fit their layout and design and sometimes even flip them so that they are mirror images of the way you actually shot them. The designers of Wild About Greens did a fantastic job of editing my photos, making them look better than I ever expected.
My photos are in a color insert in the middle of the book, but Nava’s lovely illustrations grace almost every page. One of my favorite sections is the introduction to leafy greens which gives information on 18 different types of greens.
But my very favorite page? That would have to be the title page!
For more information about the book, as well as the recipe for Nava’s Three Potato Salad with Arugula, see my earlier post.
If you would like a chance to win your own copy of Wild About Greens, all you have to do is leave a comment below telling me your favorite leafy green vegetable and how you like to prepare it. The contest will close at noon Central time on Wednesday, June 20, when I will pick a winner at random. Check back here to see if you’ve won. But wait! For a second chance to win, check my Facebook page, where I’m running a second contest simultaneously. Leave a comment on the Wild About Greens post there, and I’ll select a winner at random from those entries, too.
Update: The contest is now over. The winning comment, selected by Random.org, is number 425, by Sheila, who wrote, “I love baby bok choy stir ‘fried’ with veggie broth with shiitake mushrooms and other veggies over brown rice. Sometimes I thicken the sauce with a corn starch slurry for a thicker coating over my rice.” Congratulations, Sheila! Baby bok choy is one of my favorites, too.
Thank you for all your comments, especially for the cooking suggestions. I could cook greens all year using your ideas!
If you entered in the Facebook giveaway, be sure to check my Facebook page for the winner.
Thank you!
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jojo
Hmmm…. that would be spinach, kale, and collard greens and love them raw the best but also sauteed is yummy as well as in any smoothies.
Erin
Kale spinach and basil pesto with some olive oil, cayenne pepper spice and pine nuts is great on pasta!
Jeanette
My favorite leafy green is the collard and I love to saute it with onions, garlic, and lots of jalepenos.
Jill K
It’s really hard to choose, but I can narrow it down to kale and collard greens. I love to use both in Indian style dishes.
Suzanne Zitzer
My favorite green leafy vegetable is kale and I like it raw in green smoothies or massaged in a raw kale Waldorf salad.
rsn
These days, my favorite green is arugula, and I pretty much love it every way, but the easiest/best is dressed simply in a salad, or as the greens in a sandwich. The peppery bite just makes every bite fantastic.
Amy
Kale, definitely. Lately I’m mostly eating it raw, in salads. I need to branch out though and include more greens!
Jessica
Hi, Susan!
My favorite green veggie is kale. I sauté plenty of roughly chopped garlic in a little virgin coconut oil until it’s toasty, add chopped raw kale with a little water and steam it. Then, I add orange zest, sea salt, and chili flakes. If I’m feeling wild, sometimes I’ll even throw in some dried currants before steaming. Absolutely amazing.
Lilly Saouli
I love to saute swiss chard on a skillet , cook it will a little water and season it with salt and pepper. It tastes good and it’s color stays bright and i can add it to anything i want..
Cathy E.
I love greens in any and every form! The one I eat most frequently is collard greens steamed in a pot with garlic until soft and then tossed with vinegar, hot sauce, and liquid smoke. Delicious!
Erin
Kale. Learning how to use it more and more- great in soups and kale chips.
magwart
Purple Kale. I like it layered in veggie enchiladas.
Nancy Tornetta
Recently discovered baby Bok Choy and loving it. Sauteed or grilled are the two I’ve tried so far, with hopefully many more ways to come!
Cara
Ooh, this sounds fantastic! Maybe cliche right now, but my favorite green is kale and I love it raw in smoothies and salads. I can easily go through a huge bag all by myself!
Anna Norris
I just made a vegan version of Indian potatoes chickpeas and tomatoes w/coconut yogurt and kale . delish
Ariel
I’m the most predictable and can’t get enough tahini massaged kale!
kelly k
Arugula
I love making salad with arugula, avocado and onions
Gwen
I love to put kale in my berry smoothies!
Jo
Any greens chopped into a stir fry is my favorite way of eating them… especially when served with a spicy peanut sauce!
LC
Growing up, my favorite greens were spinach and broccoli (I was a weird kid, and destined to be an herbivore!). Lately, kale has stolen the spotlight. I love it steam-sauteed in veg broth with garlic and chipotle flakes; I love it steam-sauteed and then mixed into marinara sauce over pasta; and I love it simply steamed and tossed with some balsamic vinegar (also my favorite way to eat spinach)!
gaynor burleigh
I love all greens but my favorite is collards cooked with lots of garlic and onions in olive oil until tender.
Carolyn Lokken
My favorite summer green is swiss chard. I chop it, put a little olive oil in a skillet and heat. Add two cloves of garlic and cook for one minte add the greens and cook until wilted. Dress with red wine vinegar and serve.
Kelly
Oooh – pick me, pick me! I just came across an enchilada recipe from Healthy Girl’s Kitchen that uses a combination of kale, spinach and mushrooms as the main ingredients of the dish, layered with corn tortillas and a tomatillo salsa. It’s topped with a Roasted Poblano Cream Sauce (cashew-based) and is amazing!
And speaking of amazing, beautiful photos, Susan.
Laura
Love my kale in a variety of different ways; baked, in a soup, stir fried, you name it I love it!
Katie
Chard and kale are both so good – fresh from the garden, chopped, steamed and mixed into a creamy polenta with vegan pesto…. mmmmm.
cynthia u
How to choose…they are all so wonderful. I came late to greens. Well, I had them as a young child living with my Italian grandparents. But my mother married a navy man and we travelled far from New York, shopping mostly at commissary’s and the only greens to be had there was spinach in a can. Still can’t cook my spinach to that state! Later, very sick in my 20’s I met friends who got me to start eating veges again, straight from their garden. Oh, it was wonderful.
My favorite way to eat spinach is still wilted with a small clove of garlic, and finished with a squirt of lemon. Second favorite is what my mom always cooked, sauteed spinach with scrambled eggs and garlic. Great for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Hope I win the book!
Shiny Happy Vegan
What a great book! I run out of exciting ways to use the collards and kale that I always get in my CSA. My favorite leafy green is rainbow chard and I like it simply sauteed with some olive or coconut oil and garlic, salt, and red pepper flakes.
Linda
This looks like a wonderful book. Baby pak Choy is our favorite. Just sauté with salt, pepper garlic and a little drizzle of sesame oil. Suddenly there are four people salivating, waiting for rice, salmon and greens. Healthy, you betcha. I grow our own year around.
Rebecca Gwinnell
Escarole is one I love prepared in a italian wedding soup with vegetable broth, garlic, carrots and pasta. Yum!
Cheerfully Vegan
I love red curly kale! (Although, in my humble opinion, its stems are purple, my favorite.) I adore the smell of the kale, which reminds me of old-fashioned roses. Before I put it in my daily green breakfast smoothie with baby spinach, I spend time smelling it. I ran out of kale last week and forgot to pick some up. When I made my smoothie with just spinach, it was sadly lacking! I had no idea just how much marvelous flavor the kale added – similar to it’s scent.
Sophie @ biographie de ma faim
I love greens! These days, my favorite is kale. I enjoy it in vegan smoothies, vegetarian pestos and finely chopped in salads and slaws. Hope I win the book!
maria w
I love spinach – I put fresh spinach on a tortilla with mashed beans and a little cheese and then I microwave it for a minute and a half – so yummy!
N Mak
My fave is Gai Lan. My mom grew in our garden when I was young. Before my boyfriend became vegan, I stir fried it with a little garlic, soy sauce and oyster sauce. Now, I do the same but with mushroom sauce instead of the oyster.
Erin
My favourite is spinach and I love adding it to a smoothy!
Belinda
Currently, my fav green is kale. I like to saute it in a bit of veggie broth with a bit of garlic. Once the kale is wilted and the veggie broth is reduced down, I top it with a small bit of vegan “butter” and some lemon juice.
Donna
I love spinach and use it in quiches, sandwiches, salads, as a side, etc. I love using it in place of lettuce.
Kaycee
This is awesome! I was just looking around the internet for a greens cookbook the other day – can’t live without those micronutrients!!
Diane Young
My favourite greens are spinach and kale – in casseroles, soups, ravioli, tortellini, filo pastry bundles, just bring it on!
Diane
My favorite greens are kale and chard and believe it or not, parsley. I can eat parlsey just like it is. I love to put it chopped up on salads. I eat my husband’s parsley (garnish) at restaurants. I put kale, spinach and of course a whole bunch of parsley, some fresh ginger, 1/2 juice of a lemon, juice of 1 lime, 1 cup water, some berries or stone fruit (whatever I have on hand: blueberries, raspberries, strawberries or a combo of all) and a frozen banana with 1 cup ice and 1 packet of Stevia into my Vita Mix and give it a real whirl. What a great green, smoothie. I keep the rest in the refrig for the next day and the next day… unless my hubby drinks it first. Very healthy. and refreshing.
Ellen
Kale, any variety, sautéed in olive oil, garlic, and balsamic vinegar. Delicious!