Spicy mustard greens

by Earthwalker | Apr 16, 2011 | Columns, Eat. Heal. Live., Featured | 0 comments

photo provided courtesy of affairsofliving.com

I love mustard greens. As a fan of strong, pungent flavors, I adore their inherent bity zippiness. When I don’t want to think about what I’m making for dinner, I default to a making greens with onions, garlic, and spices. Easy greens recipes like this are a staple in my kitchen.

This recipe is nothing earth-shatteringly unique, but it is delicious, simple, and versatile. You can easily season it differently or prepare with kale, collards, bok choy, or chard (if using chard, saute the chard stems along with the onions and garlic) instead of mustard greens. The cooking times may vary slightly, but the basic process is the same. I served mine with smoked spicy pork loin and some zippy mustard. It would also be very good with a well-seasoned bean dish, sauteed tofu, roasted chicken, or an Indian-style curry. The choices are endless!

By the way, mustard greens are very easy to grow. If you have extra space in your garden, you might enjoy reaping the benefits of a plant or two.

ingredients

• 1 bunch mustard greens, stem removed and leaves chopped
• 2 medium onions, thinly sliced
• 3 large garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 Tbsp ghee or coconut oil
• 1/2 tsp ground cumin
• red pepper flakes or aleppo pepper, to taste
• unrefined salt, to taste
• juice of 1/2 lemon

directions

Heat ghee in pan over medium high heat.
Add onion and garlic, and saute until translucent. Add mustard greens. Cover pan and let cook for 2-3 minutes, then remove cover and stir.
Replace cover and continue to cook for 3-5 minutes until greens are tender and vibrant green, adding a splash of water as needed.
Remove cover and add cumin and red pepper flakes. Add lemon juice and salt, to taste.
Serve.

makes 2-4 servings

recipe courtesy affairsofliving.com

Author

Earthwalker

Earthwalker is the username that PT founder Julie Genser created for her online interactions so many years ago when first creating Planet Thrive.

Julie's (Earthwalker's) life was derailed over twenty years ago when she had a very large organic mercury exposure after she naively used a mouth thermometer to measure the temperature of just-boiled milk while making her very first pizza at home. The mercury instantly expanded into a gas form and exploded out the back of the thermometer right into her face. Unaware that mercury was the third most neurotoxic element on Earth, Julie had no idea she had just received a very high dose of a poisonous substance.

A series of subsequent toxic exposures over the next few years -- to smoke from two fires (including 9/11), toxic mold, lyme disease, and chemical injuries -- caused catastrophic damage to her health. While figuring out how to survive day-to-day, and often minute-to-minute, she created Planet Thrive to help others avoid some of the misdiagnoses and struggles she had experienced.

She has clawed her way over many health mountains to get to where she is today. She is excited to bring the latest iteration of Planet Thrive to the chronic illness community.

In 2019, Julie published her very first cookbook e-book called Low Lectin Lunches (+ Dinners, Too!) after discovering how a low lectin, gluten free diet was helping manage her chronic fascia/muscle pain.
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