Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Get your Greens Here!

Collard Green Chips

1 Bunch Collard Greens, stems removed, sliced/torn into 2-3 inch pieces
Cooking Spray
Kosher Salt

Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Lightly spray a cooking sheet with cooking spray. Lay greens pieces in a single layer. Spray greens with spray, sprinkle with salt. Bake for 30 minutes until sides just begin to crisp.

Variations: Kale and spice it up with crushed red peppers or Sriracha hot sauce.

See what to do with those greens stems next…

Light Super Greens Juice #1

½ cucumber
1 lime, peel and pith removed
6-8 collard greens stems
1 inch peeled fresh ginger
3 sticks of mint leaves
1 pear, sliced

Directions: Juice together in a juicer, pour over ice and drink immediately.

Benefits:

Lime: weight loss and digestive aid
Cucumber: Diuretic, and all sorts of healthy minerals, such as potassium
Collard Greens: Calcium that’s absorbed by the body almost as well as by dairy products, and antioxidant
Ginger: alleviates gastrointestinal distress, holds anti-inflammatory properties
Mint: rich in vitamins A and C
Pears: high in the antioxidants vitamin C and copper



This juice is light and refreshing. Perfect for summer. You can even make a spritzer, by adding club soda. I’ve turned to adding club soda to my water to help in curbing my craving for soda!

2 comments:

  1. You tried the chips? Really? Of course with the word 'chips' in the name it's tempting!

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  2. Yep! The chips are good as long as you cook them long enough to get crispy! You can eat the whole batch and not feel guilty!

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