One of my favorite things in life right now are dark, leafy greens. I could literally eat mounds of them everyday- they are SO good! I don't normally pick collards though, so this was a departure for me. (My favorite is kale.) Anyway, I made this recipe on the same night I brought the Barley Casserole over to my parents house for dinner. This was one of the fastest side dishes to make- it comes together in about 10 minutes! It's just some collard greens, toasted pine nuts, garlic, olive oil, raisins, and balsamic vinegar. So simple and rustic. I have to say that collards are a bit bitter for me, I prefer the more subtle flavor of kale or bok choy, but it was good. Not my favorite recipe for dark greens, but I'll give it a try again. I wasn't a huge fan of the raisins in the dish, so I may omit those next time. Alicia also recommends swapping out pine nuts for pumpkins seeds and the balsamic vinegar for shoyu for an even healthier side dish. I might try it that way next time and omit the raisins, I just found them to be too sweet. These greens weren't a huge hit with the family either.....bummer!
My rating- 5.5
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