Horta (Greens) With Potatoes
Vegan greens with baby potatoes, flavored with olive oil, and fresh lemon juice. A light and delicious side!
Ingredients
- 2 bunches swiss chard
- 1 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 cup water
- 1 package baby spinach
- 8 cloves garlic sliced
- 8 baby potatoes peeled and halved
- pepper to taste
- 1 lemon juiced
Instructions
- In the kitchen sink faucet running with cool water, rinse swiss chard leaves until all dirt and grit are removed. Be careful water pressure is not set too high as you do not want to damage the leaves.
- Once the leaves are cleaned, remove stems and chop leaves into bite size pieces. To remove stem, lay swiss chard leaf on cutting surface, using a knife to cut along each side of the stem, leaving only the green leaf.
- In a medium sized pot, add olive oil and water and heat over medium heat.
- Continue adding swiss chard, spinach and garlic.
- Lay potatoes on top of greens.
- Bring to a boil and reduce heat to simmer. Continue to simmer for 45 minutes, stirring often. Potatoes should be fork tender.
- If needed, add more water, but the water will evaporate leaving the olive oil.
- Remove from heat and add the juice from the lemon.
- Add pepper to taste.
- Serve warm or at room temperature
Notes
- Any type of greens can be used in the recipe such as dandelion, kale, mustard greens.
- Also, add some chopped leeks for a more onion flavor.
- We omitted using salt in our recipe, but add a pinch if you prefer.
Nutrition
Calories: 155kcalCarbohydrates: 25gProtein: 3gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 63mgPotassium: 624mgFiber: 4gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 1491IUVitamin C: 45mgCalcium: 44mgIron: 2mg
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