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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Heather
I love salads and grilled veggies best of all. Gradually getting the hubby on board with more veggies as well. My plan is to be 90/10.
jessica
i love massaged kale salads – with a dash (very small dash!) of coconut oil, a squirt of braggs, a bit of ACV & a sprinkle of nooch. heaven! it’s dinner tonight, topped with tomatos and tempeh crumbles.
Christine Alam
Since going back to a vegan diet about a month ago, I am rediscovering my love of greens. My favorites now are kale and romaine. I love to make kale smoothies and the romaine I use in a big salad with chick peas, apple slices, sprouts, cucumber and a dressing made in the Vitamix of sunflower seeds, garlic, water and whatever lovely fruit vinegar I am in the mood for–last night it was blueberry. Makes a very filling and tasty salad.
DeckledEdges
I would love to win a copy of this! I am a HUGE fan of Nava’s cookbooks. I can only imagine this one will be equally wonderful. As leafy greens go, I love them all, but have a special place in my heart for kale – raw, crispy, sauteed, any way!
susan larsson
kale, hands down is my favorite – though it’s hard to say if i prefer rubbed kale salad or kale chips in nootch and apple vinegar… and of course there is chard in the frittata from vegan brunch… oh dear… i can’t decide!
Christina
I’d have to say my favorite leafy green is kale! It’s really a toss between kale and spinach but I always cook kale more often.
Favorite way to have kale is as a kale chip, naturally.
Favorite way to have spinach is either steamed or raw in smoothies!
Brandon
My favorite green is kale – I love sauteeing it with onions, garlic, and Braggs!
Shirley
I’m kind of new to greens. (I put it down to coming from England and was never exposed to them except for cabbage}. My green journey started with Collard greens and your wonderful soup recipe. I have since had kale in my salads which I really like but to be truthful greens still kind of scare me.
Krista English
My favorite leafy green is bok choy in stir fry or soup.
Jillian
Spinach is my favorite! I like to steam it then refrigerate it. Cold cooked spinach is amazing with tahini and lemon!
LindaM
Your photos are beautiful. I love cookbooks with photos. Kale is my favorite green. I have a kale, blueberry, banana, pomegranite smoothie for breakfast every day.
Kerry
Kale! I love to saute it in a little bit of olive oil and add some minced garlic about 30 seconds before it’s done cooking. I could eat this every day!
Jamie Molnar
Kale and spinach go great in the juicer!!
Melissa
My favorite greens are dandelion leaves!! I boil them for about 10 minutes, drain them well, and then add one whole raw crushed clove of garlic, the juice of one lemon, and some sea salt and pepper. Voila! Easy and delicious! (P.S. I used to use a bit of olive oil in this recipe, but they are just as delicious without it!)
Jenny Mundy
My husband cooks up mustard and turnip greens southern style. While not quite fat-free, we usually add a little coconut oil and liquid smoke to substitute for the pork fat that is traditionally added. The cooking liquid makes for a great veggie broth for making seitan later.
Nicole
My favorite leafy green is kale. I love to saute it with garlic and olive oil, and then make nests in the pan to cook eggs over easy in.
Brenda Dean
I’m a total novice with greens. I want to learn how to cook them and incorporate them into our diets. At the moment I don’t have a favorite as I like them all!
Amber Shea @Almost Vegan
Kale! Especially in the form of kale chips. 🙂
Marsha Fischer
Kale chips, kale soup, so many different types, so nutritious!
Tracy
I would love love love to learn to make some of the things in this book!
Your photos look amazing Susan! 🙂
Liza
Nothing’s better than kale, and no kale recipe is better than massaged kale salad with olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, and avocado!
Katie
I love kale! My favorite is to make kale chips in the oven (a light spray of safflower oil and a sprinkling of garlic powder, sesame seeds, and cracked pepper). However, my favorite greens recipe isn’t just one green- I love to combine kale, spinach and chard and make non-dairy non-soy “creamed” greens! Saute up some shallots and garlic and do a quick blanch on the greens. Squeeze the the water out of the greens the puree them in a food processor. Saute some more raw greens in the pan, then add the puree, shallots, garlic and the oil of your choice (I like safflower or flaxseed).
Carla Braden
I LOVE spinach! I have ever since I was a kid. I think it has a great texture and taste just steamed alone and I frequently add it to various dishes and soups. One of my favorite dishes where it’s the main player is spinach casserole, a dish my mom used to make. It’s basically just steamed chopped spinach and onions baked with crumbled croutons and mozzarella cheese melted on top. I like Daiya mozzarella! Another great one is a recipe I found long ago: steamed spinach bundles with orange pistachio dressing–SO good!
I’m excited for a chance to win a book that would help me incorporate more greens into my daily diet! Greens make me feel so much better. Most people don’t eat nearly enough of them these days!
Danielle
Kale has quickly become my favorite leafy green for it’s unsuspecting versatility. I love it as baked chips, pan wilted, and now massaged salads! I’d love to see what other ideas this cookbook would have.
Sherry Ernspiker
I love using kale for a salad with apples and sunflower seeds with an oil free tahina dressing from whole foods!
Emily
Spinach is my absolute favorite green! I like to saute it in blood orange olive oil, with a dash of sea salt. That can be a whole dinner right there!
Phyllis Lazenby
Collards! Saute lightly in veg. broth til wilted…..cover with red onions, garlic, and red pepper flakes also sauted in veg. broth…..serve with pepper vinegar.
Deborah
Butter lettuce and radiccio salad with beets and pecans. I just tried grilling turnip greens with lemon juice and some garlip and seasoning in foil..very nice.
Terri Cole
I love swiss chard! I make a one skillet meal with chard, gnocchi, tomtoes & white beans. YUM!
Melissa E.
I started making a kale salad that I am now in love with! All I do is remove the stems, rub the leaves with avocado, and squirt with lemon juice. It’s so yummy! 🙂
Adele DaMate
My favorite leafy green is kale. I love to stir fry it with tofu, mushrooms and a sprinkling of nutrional yeast on top! Delicious!
Sooze
I don’t know how I lived 26 years w/out KALE!! I love it raw, steamed, in smoothies, etc. One of my most favorite kale-based meals is this “creamed” style: http://www.hungryhungryhippie.com/kale-is-the-new-spinach/
jamie hall
I like baby arugula, tossed with a little olive oil and lime, salt and cracked pepper.
Simply perfect.
Alexis
Rainbow swiss chard sauteed with raisins and almonds.
Or kale chips. I’m having a hard time deciding.
Jeanne
I love greens just plain and simple…… a little olive oil, salt and peper and chard—-rainbow is the best!
Devorah
Kale. I like to use it in stews and stir fry’s. I also like them baked chips.
Anna
Kale—I need to eat it every day! I add it to everything!
More Pie
Spinach! In omelets!
Sara-Anne
Bok choy! Steamed, with sesame oil, garlic scapes and some avocado on top.
Meredith
Kale! Steamed (alone or with other leafy greens), then topped with coconut oil, sea salt and cayenne pepper and hearty dose of nutritional yeast. Sooooo yummy!
I would looove to win this cookbook — always on teh look-out for new ways to try prepare greens and new ones to try!