Vegetables & LegumesDifficulty: easy

Horta Vrasta (Boiled Wild Greens)

Name: Horta Vrasta (Boiled Wild Greens)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 700 g mixed greens (spinach, chard, dandelion, or kale stems removed); 1/4 cup (60 ml) olive oil, the best you have; 1-2 lemons, in wedges; Coarse salt

The simplest, healthiest Greek side: bitter greens boiled until silky and dressed only with olive oil and lemon.

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Ingredients

700 g mixed greens (spinach, chard, dandelion, or kale stems removed)1/4 cup (60 ml) olive oil, the best you have1-2 lemons, in wedgesCoarse salt

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1Wash the greens in several changes of water.

2Boil in a wide pot of salted water 10-15 min until completely tender.

3Drain well, pressing lightly, and arrange on a plate — never in a heap.

4Dress with raw olive oil and flaky salt; eat with lemon squeezed over and bread alongside.