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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kamila
I love KALE sauteed in what I call a “veggie medley” — onion, scallions, carrots, corn, bell peppers, and peas. Add a dash of olive oil and salt and pepper to taste, and serve with brown rice or another grain, like buckwheat or quinoa. YUM
Leanne
Kale salad is a favorite in my family. Lemon juice, garlic, little olive oil, sea salt, olives, diced red onion and sunflower seeds or toasted walnuts (sometimes diced tomato if in season or red pepper).
My mouth is watering, here in MN I’ve got to wait awhile til my kale is ready!
Debbie stevenson
I love kale, my favorite way is in a soup with a head of garlic
Red pepper, veg broth , potatoes onions
The book looks beautiful
Pamela
Hi Susan,
I love your recipes and your blog. I’ve become very fond of kale, and my favorite way to serve it is to toss it into soup or chili near the end of cooking. That way, I can sneak more greens into my diet without a lot of extra steps.
Mary Aaroe
sauteed kale!
Mary Ann Wilson
One of my favorite greens is Swiss Chard and I like it sauteed with garbanzo beans, onions, lemon juice, garlic, lemon juice and a dash of tamari.
Shannon Falzon
I’m sure many have already mentioned this, but kale is one of my recent loves. I’ve been making kale chips and can’t get enough!
Catherine Weise
Collards! I love collards simply sauted with some onion and garlic or used raw to rap up a sandwich!
shelly
I’m a big spinach fan – steamed with a little salt or in a salad with some strawberries and almonds
Cindy
Marinated Kale!!
Denise
My favorite green is spinach, and my favorite way to prepare it is an oil free version of a traditional Indian dish Aloo Palak, served with steamed basmati rice. I normally include my favorite spice mix in there from Kopan cookbook, (not a vegan book) written by Betty Jung.
Ellice Blaylock
Hi, actually I have 2 favorite veggies, bok choy and Brussels sprouts. I love to bake the Brussels with some garlic until they are lightly burned-so yummy! My very favorite veggie recipe is bok choy, carrots and green beans sautéed with shallots, a little broth and a little light soy sauce, yummy, yummy, yummy! Thanks for an opportunity to win a great idea cookbook.
Ellice
Karen Faivre
My favorite leafy green veggie is spinach. I love it in smoothies, salads, stir fries, you name it!
Janice
I like to buy delicate baby arugala and eat it in salads or with baked felafel.
Abra
My favorite greens is Kale!! I love them as chips, sauteed, in a smoothie, massaged, mixed with other greens and veggies, baked! You name it I love it 🙂
Susy
I’ve always loved Swiss chard but have become a convert to baby kale – maybe because I can enjoy it raw as a salad green or smoothie, or cooked – delicious either way! As for “preparation,” I like to sautee it (using a Misto for a tiny spritz of olive oil) using a recipe that includes onion, raisins and almonds. Thanks for offering to share this beautiful book!
HNR
It’s hard to choose a favorite green! Last night I used Swiss chard stems for the first time, so I’m feeling particularly warm towards chard. Thanks for the chance to win! Beautiful images, congratulations!
Tea Cappuccino
My favorite leafy green vegetable is spinach– just like Popeye:)
My favorite way to prepare it is to saute it with garlic, I add a pinch of cayenne pepper, pinch of salt, and a drop of tamari sauce! Sometimes I top it with pecans and cranberries. Bon Appétit!
April
I love kale-and I love your hot skillet salad or simply steam fried w/onion, garlic and potatoes. Although, I do enjoy using bok choy with my asian inspired foods as well!
Laina
Wow!!! Just saw this in my email and came to see what the giveaway is and already there are 207 comments! Again, Wow!!! 🙂
The photos are beautiful, Susan, and I’m so glad we get to enjoy your georgeous photos every day that are so, so appealing, always. Congrats to you for another cookbook that displays your awesome photos!!!
We’re all still patiently awaiting the arrival of a cookbook with recipes and photos, all done by Susan Voison. 🙂
Okay so what is my favorite green? What a difficult decision. I guess I’ll say steamed bok choy with a mint sauce, but I love your cabbage noodle soup and I just made your polenta kale recipe which I love. I don’t know that I really have a favorite. They are all so delicious. I never dreamed I’d love greens or any veggie for that matter. 🙂
Again, Congrats!
Laina 🙂
Danika Williams
I love to sauté spinach and incorporate it into pastas, wraps, and Indian food. Love the photographs in the book! Great Job!
jim s
I like to saute chard with onions fresh ginger and chili pepper. A recipe i found while in the peace corps in Nepal.
Marielle
I love any kind of cabbage – red, green, napa, savoy, whatever! – stir fried with lime juice, cumin, and cilantro. It tastes great in a tortilla!
Josette
Kale as in Summer Fruity Kale Salad : massaged kale with jicama, strawberries,coconut and raisins, fresh mint and lime juice. Delicious!
Chessie
Mmm, mmm! All that looks good enough to eat, literally. It’s hard to narrow done one favorite green, but I’d probably say kale, just stir-fried with garlic, tamari, and hot sauce. Close second: collards in a nice cold green smoothie. Not very original, so here’s hoping I win a book and get more creative ideas!
Melissa K.
My favorite green is Russian Kale (also called dinosaur kale, or lancinato kale. I love in “massaged” in a salad, or even in a chopped salad (chopped with other greens in my food processor)…YUM!
Susan, love your blog!
Ann Starostinetskaya
Beet greens! Rubbed down with olive oil, lemon juice and dill.
Emily
I love to make kale chips, but swiss chard with gnocchi is a close second-favorite.
Melissa Lang
My favorite leafy green is spinah because it is so versatile! One of my favorite ways to prepare it is sautéed with garlic, although your Palak Tofurecipe could become my new favorite way. I made that for the first time last week and thought it was delicious!!!
Laura Costigan
I NEED this book. I love greens but am not culinarily inclined. I need ideas. My fave leafy greens is red kale. I like it with just some garlic, red onion and balsalmic.
sara
Kale! Simply sauteed with olive oil and garlic. 🙂
Judith Carr
My favorite green is kale. I like to saute in water a little garlic. I add soy sauce & balsamic vinegar. Add the chopped, stemmed kale. Simmer a few minutes just until they are edible but not overly chewing. The measurements depend on how much kale I chop.
Kristen
Brussels sprouts! Steamed and then lightly sauteed in Toasted Sesame Oil (just a little) and umeboshi vinegar! Yum!!!
mollie
My favorite is beet greens, sauteed with lots of garlic and some hot sauce.
Janet
My favourite leafy green is beautiful rainbow chard. I like to water saute it with red onions and then add just a bit of balsamic vinegar. Yum!
Amy Rowse
My favorite green would have to be…. Kale of course! I love the curly varieties found at most grocery stores with a thicker salad dressing massaged into every nook and cranny of each leaf. I also love the type of kale grown in my garden (Russian kale I believe). It is a bit flatter, and has less of a chew to it when its raw than most other kale types I have come across. I like to have my garden kale in a large green smoothie with blueberries, almond milk, and some frozen banana pieces. What a perfect way to start the day! Thanks for the giveaway, and it looks like you did a wonderful job on the photos!
Jeri Pero-Fraser
Kale, Kale, & more Kale!! Saute with olive oil, chopped garlic & pine nuts….seved with tomato pesto on an Ezekiel wrap…Delish!!
abd
fav green is escarole. I blanch and drain thoroughly. saute in olive oil with garlic and a few red pepper flakes, add cooked canellini beans to heat thoroughly. Salt pepper, and (not for vegans) i use good parmesan or romano cheese from the North End in Boston. That over good toasted bread is just great.
Emily Callaghan
Kale! – little olive oil, sea salt, pepper – bake at 400 for 10 minutes = crispy little gems 🙂
janet @ taste space
This book looks so awesome. I hope my library has it if I don’t win it. My favourite leafy green is definitely kale and I loved it in any way, but best when massaged. 🙂