Green Chips

As I rummage through my fridge, I see that I have an almost full head of mustard greens still left from a previous dish. Well greens won't last forever, so I decided to make something with them. I decided to try a take on kale chips and make mustard green chips! Hmmm.... Talk about an experiment. 

As I wash and prepare the greens, I find myself humming along to Umi Zoomi as my kids are out of my hair and watching tv. Guess I can't argue it though; the kids ARE out of my hair allowing me to cook in peace. That alone is a personal feat! Come on, you know you agree! 

Okay. Back to my recipe. 

Ingredients

- head of mustard greens

- 5 tsp chopped garlic

- 3 tsp olive oil

- salt (to taste)

- Parmesan cheese 

Instructions

- preheat oven to 375 degrees

- devain the mustard greens. Maybe this isn't the right terminology because what I'm tying to say is, tear the leaves off the stem and break into smaller pieces. 

- wash and dry the greens really well. I placed the greens in between two paper towels to dry. I squeezed out all the excess water. 

- in a bowl, mix the olive oil, chopped garlic, and salt

- add the mustard greens and toss

- place greens on a cookie sheet

- cook for 8 minutes

- take out of oven, re-toss and re-arrange on cookie sheet, and bake for another 8 minutes. You will notice that the greens have shrunk in size. 

- when they're done cooing, sprinkle some Parmesan on top and enjoy! 

Tips

- when the mustard greens are cooking they are going to smell pungent. This is normal, but it's definitely an acquired smell! 

- sprinkle some other spices in the bowl while mixing to add a different flavor. Maybe even try some sirachi or hot sauce! 

- the chips are best when eaten hot

- to store, place in an airtight container for the next day 

These make for a yummy and healthy snack! What do you enjoy for your snack time foods? 

Gigi

Holy Mustard Guacamole

I added a little twist on your everyday guacamole by adding Mustard Greens to my mix! Mustard Greens you ask? What the heck are those? Well I didn't know either until I did a little research and found them at my local produce market! There are so many benefits to so many greens so you truly can't go wrong by adding a little more green to you guac!

Mustard Greens prevent arthritis and anemia, lower LDL cholesterol, battle the onset of heart disease and offer protection against cancerous growths and asthma. Mustard Greens are high in Vitamins A, C and K, fiber, antioxidants, B-complex group of vitamins such as riboflavin and folic acid, and high in calcium, zinc, manganese, iron, magnesium and potassium. With all these benefits, we should all be consuming Mustard Greens all the time!! (content courtesy of: faqs)

Ingredients 

-5 leaves of Mustard Greens 

-1/4 of an onion

-3 avocados

-10 stalks of cilantro

-a dash of garlic powder

-a dash of salt

-the juice of one lime

Instructions

1. Boil the mustard greens for 5 or so minutes. They will smell peppery, almost making your eyes tear, but that's normal. If you want, taste them while boiling and you'll see that they taste "normal" and not at all like the scent you are smelling! I promise!! 

2. Drain and dry the greens. 

3. Throw the greens in the blender with the onion and garlic powder. You can use a fresh garlic clove instead of powder if you want, about 1/2 clove. 

4. Once these ingredients are blended, throw in all the rest of the ingredients and blend until desired consistency. 

I used my new citrus juicer to make lime juice! This tool really squeezed all the juice from the lime! 

5. Enjoy with your favorite chips or carb-free pork rinds! I ate with salt & vinegar pork rinds and the added flavor of the pork rinds really made the guac pop! 

This guac is delicious with or without chips honestly! And once I started eating it, it was hard to stop! I pre-portioned my chips so that I wouldn't overindulge. 😉

I hope you'll consider making homemade guac next time you want to dip your chips! I think I'll never go back to store bought after this recipe! 

Delicioso! 

Gigi