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Knife Skills: How to Cut Swiss Chard and Other Braising Greens

With fall and winter approaching, the braising greens are entering their peak season. Relatively tender greens like Swiss chard or mustard greens can be cooked rapidly with a quick stir-fry or sauté (try cooking them with just a bit of slivered garlic and oil). Tougher greens like collards or kale require longer cook times to beat them into submission. Either way, in most cases, you'll want to separate the stalks from the stems before you cook them.

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5 Comments | Posted by J. Kenji López-Alt, September 23, 2010 at 2:45 PM
Tagged: collard greens, kale, knife skills, mustard greens, swiss chard, videos

In Season: Collard Greens

Take advantage of collard greens with these tips, ideas, and recipes.

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8 Comments | Posted by Claire Sellers, March 20, 2010 at 3:00 PM
Tagged: collard greens, in season

Blogwatch: Caldo Verde

This vibrant soup from Rita of Pink Bites is a sight for sore eyes. The bright collard greens swirl in a base of olive oil, water, and potatoes to make a simple, cheap, and filling dish. Collard greens are full of vitamin A and are a good source of zinc. Seriously, I feel healthier just looking at this soup. Portuguese in origin, caldo verde simply means "green broth," and so it is. Add some sausage if you'd like something a bit heartier, but a nub of toasted bread works well too....

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4 Comments | Posted by Grace Kang, February 5, 2009 at 12:45 PM
Tagged: Blogwatch, caldo verde, collard greens, Pink Bites, soups

Southern Foodways: Lucky New Year's Dishes

Southern Foodways appears weekly as part of our collaboration with the Southern Foodways Alliance, an organization based in Oxford, Mississippi, that "documents and celebrates the diverse food cultures of the American South." Dig in! Looking for good luck and good fortune in the new year? Secretly wishing for both while publicly resolving to do good unto others? Maybe you're just looking for a way to celebrate the new year that doesn't involve Champagne, Times Square, or staying up late? Try a New Year's Day feast of black-eyed peas and collard greens. Both are thought to bring a year filled with prosperity. Some think the black-eyed peas represent copper—pennies, specifically. So, for truly good fortune in the new year, be sure...

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10 Comments | Posted by Melissa Hall, December 31, 2007 at 2:30 PM
Tagged: black-eyed peas, collard greens, holidays, New Year's, SFA column, Southern Foodways Alliance