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!
(This post contains Amazon affiliate links. When you buy something through them, a few pennies on each dollar goes to support my work on this site. Thank you!)
Katie
Spinach.
Anne Krause
I love my spinach RAW!
Leah
Dandelion greens are usually free :), nutritious and delicious!
Marya
Kale! Sauteed in olive oil and with wild mushrooms, if I happen to have any.
ginette
…My favorite….how do I choose?…. I love them all …I use them all ..they are my BFF’s!.. they never leave me down and out ….they lift my spirits like no others! Bring them on I know exactly what to do with them…..eat them everyday!
Cathleen Neufeld
Hey-o!
My favourite leafy green is Kale! I love it so many ways. But I guess my
favourite is to put it in my homemade vegan enchiladas! My whole family
devours them. And I feel good knowing they’re getting some greens! But I
can eat them plain, just lightly steamed. So yummy!
Becca/Peace, Love & Bagels
my favorite green? Arugula, hands down. I love it as a salad tossed with goat cheese. Perfect combo!
Amanda
It’s tough to choose between collards or kale for cooking! I love collards with apple cider vinegar and red pepper flake. I like to sautee kale and add it to pasta dishes or in soups. Arugula is my favorite for salads. It’s great with white beans and pesto or tossed with roasted potatoes!
Karla
I love to make curry with kale and spinich.
Jennifer Hurley
I love red dandelion greens so much that I have planted this weed in my garden. I soak them (to remove some bitterness), boil them for a few minutes, then chop them finely. Add long-cooked caramelized onions and a squeeze of lemon. This dish is even better cold out of the fridge the next day. The sweetness of the onion tames the bitterness of the greens, and the lemon brightens everything up. Sometimes I also add red chili flakes if I am in the mood for something spicy.
meg
Spinach is my favorite! I like it raw in salad, or sauteed with garlic. Mmm.
nicole
Fresh organic greens are always on my plate! Different varieties and styles of preparation from season to season…
Right now, I’m loving a fresh summer salad using kale, fresh sprouts, fennel, avocado, topped with a homemade grapefruit dressing!
Laurie
Hi Susan – my favorite green is kale, and I love it raw added to my salads and smoothies, or in soups or stews. Thanks!
Michaela Fahlen
My favorite leafy veggie is spinach. I know, most say ewwww…. But when prepared the right way (in a delicious fritatta) it can’t be beat!
Helyn
Kale! Chopped, steamed and smothered in cashew cream…. Mmmmmmm!
nik
Spinach is my favorite, especially in vegan burgers. Thanks!
Bonny
My favorite green veggie is probably any type of bok choy/spinach. Having learned how to cook it from my Guyanese inlaws, I brown some chopped up onion, couple cloves of garlic and throw in the greens. Add salt to taste. amazing. Serve w/rice. and if I have some shrimp available, add it in. WOW! What a great side dish, or main dish!
Tami Djernes
My favorite leafy green is kale. It’s packed with nutrition, tastes great in my morning green drinks, looks and tastes great in raw salads as well as cooked in soups, stir fries, and entrees. It’s easy to grow in my garden and the birds tend to leave it alone (they prefer to eat the tender lettuces). If I could only have one type of green (heaven forbid!) it would be kale.
Jan
Love all greens, but use kale the most! Kale in smoothies, steamed, stir-fried and in salads.
Dena
My favorite green is collard greens!!!! I love collards in a green smoothie with beets, fruit, and ground flaxseed. I also love wilted collards. Take and heat olive oil, garlic, salt and pepper over medium heat till hot but not smoking. Then pour over raw collards. Wilts the collards and is SO YUMMY!!!!!
Ricksy
One of my favourites is moringa leaves, which grow abundantly in South India, mixed with a lentil batter and made into delicious ‘adai’.
Alexis
I love Kale chips, and I’d love to know some other ways to prepare it!
Ashley
I LOVE spinach. My (two) favorite preparations are in a smoothie or sautéed with garlic and topped with manchego!!
Audrey Quick
It’s hard to pick a favorite green. I love sauted swiss chard with pasta and tomato sauce, and kale and spinach are a daily staple in my breakfast smoothie. Would love to win this cookbook!
Nileta Jackson
My favorite green in Malabar Spinach – raw. I haven’t tried it cooked yet. But will probably try it steamed with Lemon squished on top.
Lisa A.
I have been using kale, collard greens, bok choy, and chard in green smoothies for many years, but I haven’t been successful in incorporating those greens into the main dishes. I hope to get more ideas about how to do exactly that.
Karlie R
I love boc choy- in soup, sauted with onions and wraped with fake parm in wonton wrapers and fried- you name it….
Tanya
I love your blog and my aim is to try and make every recipe that you have shared. I am not vegan -or vegetarian for that matter- but I am wild about greens!
Thank you for sharing your recipes and pictures!
Katie
I would love a copy of the new book! I LOVE kale, prepared fresh/raw with olive oil, lemon juice, salt, pepper, freshly pressed garlic, and slivered almonds toasted in a hot, dry pan. AMAZING!
Alana
This book looks awesome! Kale is definitely my favorite! I love to saute it with olive oil, garlic, and lemon juice.
Katie Lisnik
It is difficult to choose just one! I love kale for its versatility- I put it in almost everything, from sautes and stirfrys, to soups and baked kale chips! It adds wonderful flavor and texture to it all. As far as flavor and cravings go, though, I’d say arugula- in all kinds of salads and fresh by the handful!
Ruth Arseneault
My favourite way to have a leafy green? I have loved lettuce since I was a child, when I thought having a bowl of iceberg lettuce all to myself was a treat. (It runs in the family — my brother once asked for spinach for his birthday instead of a cake.) Now that I’m more *sophisticated* though, I think there is nothing better than steamed baby beet greens fresh out of the garden.
Ashley Todd
I love, love, LOVE kale and eat it *at least* once a day. My go-to preparation is to heat olive or cocounut oil (depending on what I’m eating it with), minced garlic, and crushed red pepper in a cast iron pan on medium-high heat. When the garlic gets sizzly and aromatic, I add chopped kale and either sea salt or Bragg’s liquid aminos (again, depending on what the kale’s accompanying) and sautee until the kale starts to get wilty. Then I lower the heat and cover it for about 5 minutes, until it’s tender and juicy. Yum!
Patty
I can’t say I really have a favorite, but the first one that popped into my head was my Raw Kale Salad. I de-stem the kale, then chop in small pieces, then I add fresh squeezed lemon juice, olive oil and sea salt and don on a pair of gloves cause I actually massage the oil and juice into the kale which tenderizes it to where you can chew it. Then I toss in some tomatoes, red bell peppers, black olive and sunflower seeds. It’s very delicious!!!
Would love to have this cookbook…always looking for new ways to eat my greens 🙂
Sarah Torres
Like everyone else, I love kale. I put a handful in my breakfast smoothie, salad, burritos and soup. I love Costco ‘s big bag of organic baby kale. My daughter loves curly kale for making kae chips. Sautéing kale in broth with other greens is amazing!
Sarah Torres
*kale chips
Amysmall
Beans and greens! Chard and white beans with garlic and ginger….mmmmmmnutritionalyeast
betty
From reading others’ comments, it looks like kale is the winner on favorites. I love kale, too, but at the age of 71, I’m still just a Texas girl. I dearly love turnip greens with bits of turnip. Just microwaved and served with some hot pepper sauce. Imperative to serve on New Year’s Day with the black-eyed peas and cornbread!
I have never commented before, but I thoroughly enjoy my regular emails with recipes. Mostly I just read them… I don’t cook much any more, although I enjoy it when I do. Thanks for your recipes and beautiful photographs. I’ll be checking out Amazon for that book.
betty
By the way, I find it pretty amazing that anyone can decide on a FAVORITE green. They are all so amazing! I could just live on Romaine lettuce in the summer.
Erin Padgett
!!!!! Fingers are crossed!!! What an amazing book!!!
Amanda
Kale!!!! Hmmm so many ways of preparing it that i like it’s hard to decide…I love putting it into my casseroles! I actually just used it this week! 🙂
Julia
Hi, Susan!
Although recently I’ve been using rainbow chard in just about every possible way imaginable, my all time favorite leafy green is kale. It’s popular for a reason, I say! I like mine best smashed with a bit of avocado and gobbled up as a salad, but with kale in crunchy chip form coming in at a close second.
Thanks so much for the blog!
– Julia