Tuesday, January 11, 2011

greens & mushrooms in creamy sauce

This feels like decadent comfort food and yet it's super healthy! I didn't measure so I'll try to estimate reasonable amounts. I'll update as I experiment more.

Ingredients:
a bunch of kale or collard greens or other greens
1/2 head of cauliflower (can substitute 2 stalks broccoli or mix), cut into big pieces
1 leek, cut in big pieces
1/2 lb mushrooms, chopped
1/2-1 onion, chopped
1 Tbsp vegizest (optional)
1 Tbsp d'angou pear vinegar or lemon juice (don't yet know which is better)
2 Tbsp seed mixture or any nut or seeds
4 dried apricots or prunes (mango?) or 1/2 cup pomegranate juice added during blending
optional: 1-2 cups beans

In one pot, steam the cauliflower, dried fruit, and leeks until tender. In another pot, steam the greens, mushrooms, and onions until desired tenderness. Blend the cauliflower, leeks, dried fruit, vegizest, vinegar, seed mixture and water from steaming in the blender. Combine this sauce with the greens, onion, and mushrooms (and beans if using) in a large serving bowl. yum!

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