Awesome Collard Greens

HollyLQuinn's Note:

This is a vegetarian recipe I've come up with, simply because I usually don't have the salt pork or hamhock traditionally included on hand. It's still got plenty of flavor!

• Total Time: 40 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 1 lb collard greens (or 1/2 collards, 1/2 kale)
• 1 onion , chopped
• ½ cup prepared salsa or 1 chopped tomato
• 2 -4 cloves garlic , chopped
• 1 ½ cups water
• ½ cup cider vinegar
• 1 tablespoon salt , to taste
• hot sauce , to taste

Directions:

1. Wash greens in a colander.
2. Chop into bite-sized pieces.
3. Throw all ingredients into a large pot and cover.
4. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally, the reduce heat and simmer.
5. Greens are done when they have shrunk down and are cooked through, usually about a half hour, but you can let it simmer much longer.
6. Serve with its liquid.

Reviews

[Ms. Mother Earth]

Love such a low fat & cal collard green recipe!! Will make again and cut back on the salt.

[Chef #1150485]

This is my go-to collard green recipe. While I do enjoy meat-laden versions, this one is perfect in simplicity and taste!

[Tarheel]

Great recipe for days like today where I can get beautiful collard greens from my farmers market up the street but don't want to sacrifice the calorie count to a bacon-based recipe! Nice flavor, and unlike others before me, I did not find it to be too acidic; this may be due in part to the fact that I had slightly less than a half pound of greens so I eye-balled scant halves of the ingredients. What ever the case, the results were delicious... getting ready to eat the rest of them (so much for leftovers!)