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mustard greens + bacon

I have never been a huge fan of mustard greens …. I don’t know, they are just a bit too bitter. We get them in our CSA box periodically, and I usually just sauté them with some olive oil and force them down anyway, just so they don’t go to waste. I decided to not be so lazy this time & find a recipe – on my, I think I am in love! I adapted this recipe from our CSA’s website. I never knew that all mustard greens needed is some bacon to become amazing!

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Ingredients
1 bunch mustard greens, stemmed, washed, drained, and chopped
4 pieces bacon, cut into ¼ inch pieces
1 small onion, peeled and diced
3 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
Salt and pepper to taste
2 tablespoons olive oil, or as needed

  1. Bring enough water to cover the greens to a boil, once water is boiling add chopped greens.
  2. Boil 2 minutes, then drain. When cool enough to handle, squeeze out the excess water.
  3. Heat a sauté pan large enough to hold the greens over medium-low heat. When hot, add the bacon and cook gently until crisp, rendering the fat without burning it. When the bacon is crisp, remove to paper a towel to drain. Leave bacon fat in pan.
  4. Add the onion to the bacon fat and toss to coat. If needed, add just enough oil to coat the pan bottom, then cook the onions until softened and translucent.
  5. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant and softened.
  6. Add the greens back to the pan and toss to mix with the onions and garlic, and coat with the oil (if needed). Season with salt and pepper.
  7. Heat the greens through. Scatter the bacon over the greens and toss to mix.

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3 Comments

  1. Dana says

    October 5, 2011 at 2:21 pm

    I had never had mustard greens before and appreciated this recipe (my husband accidentally got them instead of collard greens 🙂

    They were still a little tough. I think next time I would follow your recipe, then add some broth and let them simmer for a while until more tender.

    Very tasty, though! Thanks!

  2. Ken Ross says

    November 10, 2011 at 12:01 pm

    Yum this is one of my favorite recipes. You can make anything taste good with bacon! I have also made this dish with spinach or swiss chard.

  3. Arsy says

    November 10, 2011 at 1:14 pm

    Dana – I really like the broth idea! I will have to try that too!

    Ken – Definitely agree. You can make anything better with bacon!

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