Sauteed Beet Greens


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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 3
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 40.1
  • Total Fat: 1.7 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 173.3 mg
  • Total Carbs: 5.6 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 3.4 g
  • Protein: 2.1 g

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Number of Servings: 3

Ingredients

    1 T olive oil
    2 Garlic cloves, minced
    .5 red bell pepper
    6 C beet greens and stems
    2 T red wine vinegar
    2 T lemon juice
    Black pepper

Directions

Rinse beet leaves and stems to remove grit but do not dry. Remove stems. Chop leaves. Separately chop beet stems.
Heat olive oil in lg skillet. Add garlic and red pepper. Saute until oil is fragrant and garlic begins to turn colour, about 1 min.
Add beet greens and stems season with pepper n cook stirring occasionally until nearly tender, 2 to 3 min. Add beet leaves nd vinegar and cook prtially covered, 3 to 5 min to desired tenderness. Remove from heat and season with lemon juice.

Serving Size: One third.

Number of Servings: 3

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user AURORADAWN5.