Collard Greens with fruit Recipe
- Coarse sea salt
- 2 large bunches collard greens, cut into chiffonade
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2/3 cup raisins
- 1/3 cup fresh orange juice
- Bring 3 quarts of water to boil in a large pot over high heat and add 1 tablespoon salt.
- Add the collards and cook, uncovered, for 8 to 10 minutes, until softened.
- Prepare a large bowl of ice water to cool the collards.
- Remove the collards from the heat, drain, and plunge them into the ice water to stop the cooking and set the color.
- Drain.
- Warm the olive oil in a medium saute pan over medium heat.
- Add the garlic and saute for 1 minute.
- Add the collards, raisins, and a 1/2 teaspoon salt.
- Saute for 3 minutes, stirring frequently, until the raisins are plump.
- Do not overcookthe collards should be bright green.
- Add the orange juice and cook for an additional 15 seconds.
- Season with additional salt to taste if needed and serve immediately.
salt, collard greens, extravirgin olive oil, garlic, raisins, orange juice
Taken from www.chowhound.com/recipes/citrus-collards-with-raisins-10140 (may not work)