Wild chicory greens in olive oil
Wild chicory greens in olive oil

Hey everyone, it’s Drew, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, wild chicory greens in olive oil. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

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Wash leaves and cut in half (or leave whole), cook in boiling water (unsalted) until tender but not mushy, drain well. Serve immediately, with a squeeze of lemon if desired. Wild chicory greens in olive oil Linda L.

To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook wild chicory greens in olive oil using 5 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Wild chicory greens in olive oil:
  1. Make ready 2 kg chicory leaves
  2. Make ready 4 garlic cloves, sliced
  3. Take 4 big onions, sliced
  4. Make ready 3/4 cup olive oil
  5. Make ready Salt

Then, squeeze out the excess moisture using your hands. In a large frying pan, add oil, garlic, hot pepper flakes and anchovy fillets. Wild Greens The greens most commonly consumed by the Cretan Turks are wild chicory, wild radish, yellow thistle, fennel, wild asparagus, dock, wild mustard, mallow, black nightshade, poppy and wild amaranth. The greens are gathered fresh and boiled, and served either as a boiled salad or as an olive oil dish.

Steps to make Wild chicory greens in olive oil:
  1. Cut the hard stems of the chicory and rinse them VERY well under running water to clean them and remove the dirt.
  2. Chop the leaves and rinse again
  3. Bring a large pot of water to boil and put the leaves for 5 minutes. Then drain well to get rid of the excessive water.
  4. In a large pan, put half of the olive oil and start with frying all the onion and garlic slices. When golden brown, remove half of the quantity to be used later on top.
  5. Add the chicory leaves to the pan with the onion and garlic. Add the rest of olive oil and salt to taste. Mix and cook for 5-7 minutes.
  6. Move to a large plate and add the rest of the onion slices on top. Squeeze a lemon and eat with bread (preferably flat bread)

Soak the greens in a clean sink with plenty of water and about a cup of white vinegar. Any sand or residue will fall to the bottom of the sink while the greens will float on top. Remove the greens to a colander before draining the water. Bring a large pot of water to a boil and then add about a tablespoon of salt to the water. If you cannot find wild mixed greens, you could create your own mix using such greens as arugula, escarole, spinach, chicory, or swiss chard.

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