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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Diana
Susan, I successfully follow the ETL plan, having lost 30 lbs and maintained for six months, and must admit I am not in love with greens. I eat one big salad a day usually using some combination of spinach, arugula, romaine and shredded broccoli, and I make up the rest of my green intake with smoothies. In order to continue on my new, healthy path without becoming discontent, I desparately need green recipes to allow discovery of new favorites and preparations, particularly cooked options.
Ian
Kale. I like it raw in a salad.
Tia
I like things simple – Dino Kale salad with avocado and lemon juice is great! (Thank you Rip of the Engine #2 Diet). I love roasted brussel sprouts, not sure if they qualify as a green though. Thanks!!
Elissa
My favorite green- It is so difficult to choose. Probably turnip tops from my mother-n-laws garden. Prepared as a 3 minute saute and served with a pinch of freshly ground nutmeg, fresh pressed garlic, and a touch of kosher salt and freshly ground pepper. My other favorite green (because I can’t leave it at 1) is baby bok choy, cut on a bias, and stir fried in a cast iron pan (read HOT) with freshlu sliced ggarlic, and a spray of Bragg’s liquis aminos. Yum!
Eva
Kale, I love it in soups and in scrambled eggs
Louwana
Arugala is my absolute favorite! Can anyone recommend a vegan sub for goat cheese. I used to make a salad with arugala, figs stuffed with goat cheese. I am trying to figure out a good sub.
laloofah
Louwana, check out this recipe from Happy Herbivore for fat-free vegan feta cheese! 🙂
Traci
I love KALE! I love it steamed with a shake of Penzey’s seasoning (one of many!). I love it baked into chips. I love it in smoothies. I love it in soups and tofu scrambles. It really is the tastiest green I eat! I’d love to have some new recipes (and maybe learn to love some new greens!!)
patsy
My husband and I have been vegan for almost a year, and your website has been a valuable tool. Thanks you. I have a large vegetable garden, and I LOVE beet greens, with swiss chard as a close second (they are actually related). Cooking method? I graze on the small leaves while I’m working in the garden. Nothing is better! — Patsy
Kristi
Looks like a great book! I love to saute bok choy with some tofu marinated in miso and sprinkled with sesame seeds. Now I’m hungry!
Stormy
I love collard greens! Living in Florida you can grow collards all year long.
Amy E.
I love Swiss Chard sauteed with onions, garlic and mushrooms…sometimes added to white beans and crushed tomatoes and oregano.
Sally Miller
I don’t have ANY cooking imagination. So my most used greens recipe is putting kale leaves in the oven spritzed with olive oil & sprinkled with sea salt. Bake on low heat until crispy. I can’t cook ANYTHING fancier without a written recipe. A new cookbook would sure make my life easier!
Rebecca Lovatt
I don’t have a favorite – well maybe swiss chard – and that’s why I’d love to win this book – for more information and recipe ideas. Thanks and good wishes.
Marla Kochelek
My favorite green vegetable is definetly SPINACH. I love it raw, steamed, sauteed or thrown in my soup. Mostly, I eat it raw in my breakfast smoothie! Thanks, Susan, for ALL you do.
suzan
I was first introduced to my favorite green over a year ago.
It’s kale with it’s luscious green hues –esp in smoothies (mango, banana and kale is my favorite.) I love the smell of kale. I also love kale butter spread which is oh so yummy on crackers or veggies. Steam the kale for 7 min. then add 1/2 cup chopped nuts and a cup of the kale water to your blender (I use a beat up vitamixer) and blend. Let cool and it’s a great spread. This is a recipe featured in the book, ‘Forks Over Knives’ I believe.
Donna Davis
I sooooo want this book. I belong to a CSA farm and my favorite green is Swiss Chard. I usually wash it well, cut out the stems (I do something else with them!), chop up the greens and saute them in evoo with fresh garlic, salt and pepper. Near the end of cooking (which you can time to your personal preference) I like to add some vinegar – balsamic, rice, etc. I think it’s as good as ice cream!!!! YUM – thank you so much for this giveaway!
Lila Wells
For years I couldn’t get past the smell of collards boiling on the stove, let alone consider eating them. So when I decided to ‘get healthy’ I needed to find ways to cook greens. My favorite is kale because it’s versatile and comes in so many varieties. I saute a little chopped garlic, then add a parboiled cubed sweet potato and cook them together until the sweet potato is done. Then I add a bunch of rough-chopped kale, salt and pepper, cover and let the kale cook till it’s wilted. YUM! (Love your blog, Susan, and the photos in Nava’s soups and stews cookbook.)
Ruthie
I love cabbage…….any kind! for a quick meal I will saute some with sliced onion, a couple of cloves of crushed garlic, then dump a can of tomatoes w/chiles. it is so good, over a potato – brown rice or just by itself 🙂
Beth
Kale is my current favorite. I love making kale chips and experimenting with different seasonings. This book looks awesome and I cant wait to get it. Thanks for all the amazing recipes.
Kara
I love, love, love kale! Lately I’ve been enjoying it in salads!
Kathy Taylor
My favorite leafy green is kale. It makes green smoothies extra deliciously, smooth!
Karen
I LOVE KALE !!!! I make a kale smoothie with apples, oranges, kale, parsley, bananas , carrots and almonds! I’ve also become quite a fan recently of a warm kale salad drizzled with a light vinaigrette. Would love the book…if I don’t win you can be I will be purchasing one!
Allison
I love Kale in my morning savory oats, in smoothies, grain salads, as chips and in soups!
Debbi R
I love kale and escarole. I would love to win this cookbook because I really do not have a lot of experience cooking greens and spend a lot of time on the computer looking for recipes!
Lynne
Would love to win the book on greens. Enjoy Kale chips but have yet to make them at home so they taste good.
Amanda
As tough as it is to choose, my favorite true leafy-licious green is escarole.
My Grandmother taught me that the only way to eat it is sauteed in a pool of olive oil and as much garlic as I can find. Paired with a hunk of bread or sit on top of some whole wheat penne. Not exactly healthy, or low in fat.
Laura Beizer
I like to make swiss chard with currents or dried cherries or cranberries and pine nuts. I would love to see how Nava Atas prepares greens! Thanks, Laura
Jenny W.
Collards, definitely collards. Cooked down with lots of garlic, some veggie broth, and onions.
LaTonya
I love baby spinach lightly tossed in my homemade lemon/garlic vinagrette with dried fruit and walnuts.
Marissa
Broccoli! I like it steamed, with a bit of daiya cheddar sprinkled on top, salt and pepper.
Kali Mason
My favorite way to have greens is my own recipe called 3 Greens. I saute chopped garlic in some olive. To this I add fresh green beans, peas, and kale. My husband, who doesn’t really like kale, enjoys it this way.
Jenn Marshall
My favourite leafy green would have to be spinach for the many ways I use it. I use it frozen in sauces, fresh in salads and cooked up as a side dish, but my favourite would have to be in a creamy artichoke and spinach dip made with Veganaise…MMMM!
rosemarie
My favorite greens are Kale: 2 cups cooked in a little water till soft but still bright green – drain – mix well with about 1/2 t evo and about 1/2 t louisiana hot sauce. Simple, easy but soooo delicious!
Nicole
I love to add frozen greens to my smoothies… spinach, collards, kale. It’s hard to pick a favorite because they are all so good! Since I have to choose, though, I’ll say kale, since it’s a powerhouse of a veggie, receiving 1,000 on the ANDI score.
Heather
My favorite leafy green vegetable is Kale. I eat it raw as a salad or sandwich topping, through it in smoothies, stir fry it, roast it. Not matter how I make it I love it!
Greg
I like to make kale chips for snacking – toss raw kale leaves with Bragg’s or soy and sriracha sauce then bake on a wire baking rack on a low setting until crisp. Great crunch, yummy flavor.
Pat Meadows
Hi Susan, I’d just love to have ‘Wild About Greens’. My favorite green leafy vegetable is Swiss chard. I prepare chard in a whole variety of ways – as part of a stir-fry, in a casserole type dish, just plain steamed, in recipes, in green smoothies…. I think my favorite use of chard, however, is cooked ‘Italian style’. First steamed the chard lightly, remove from the pan, then saute a garlic clove or two (in whatever you use to saute), add the chard back and some raisins (preferably golden raisins), toss it all about – yum, yum! Beet greens are delicious: they are the very best green of all, in my opinion. But I (and everyone else) can grow much more chard; so I’m apt to have a lot more of it to work with than of either beet greens or spinach. So I give my vote to chard.
Cheers,
Pat
Scott
Arugula, I love it in almost any form, alone as a spicy salad, wilted with roasted pinenuts, or as a pesto.
Jackie
I love chard! It grows so readily here in the high desert in my summer garden. I cook carrots briefly in a big pot with some orange juice, then fill the pot full of chard. Cook it down for a few minutes and top with balsamic vinegar – yumm! Love my garden and would love more great ideas for those lovely green veggies!
Arpita
Spinach! Love it in a falafal sandwich!