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Garlicky Greens

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Kale, Spinach or other Garden Greens with tons of Garlic!

Gluten-free
Vegetarian
Naturally Sweetened
Paleo
Keto
Dairy-free
Vegan

Garlicky Greens make dinosaur or regular kale – so tasty and enjoyed by all! Do you have lots of great greens coming off your garden now – you can try this with Beet Greens, Spinach, Kale, Collards, etc.  Make them so tasty with tons of Garlic.  Want to eat more greens and have them be tasty – Try this!

Cook it, Lively!

During the pandemic – Lively Life pivoted and started Cook it, Lively! – our cooking zoom class. This was a great way to see family and friends. My husband and I had our amazing Aunt Leslie and my hilarious brother Ken going through cancer treatments. I will always remember my cooking classes as a chance to see them and my other supporters through this difficult time. Thank you to anyone who attended – love and hugs!

Garlicky Greens was included in the first cooking class. Each class starred a certain food – and this one was garlic! Here’s the interesting details we shared at that class.

Why incorporate Garlic?

Garlic has been used medically for over 3500 years, and is known as a “cure-all”. Garlic has multiple medicinal properties, top three include

  1. Helps improve your immune system and fight infection – think bacteria, virus, yeasts and fungi
  2. Improves circulation by decreasing blood cholesterol, preventing clots, and lowering blood sugar 
  3. Supports Detoxification  by helping oxidation & reducing free-radical damage

Did you know that garlic can be both bitter and sweet and the taste determines the amount of medicinal properties it contains. 

  1. Chopping garlic makes it taste bitter
  2. Whole garlic roasted will taste sweet
  3. Raw garlic is the most medicinal and the most bitter. SO why cook it – because cooking mellows the bitter taste and tastes amazing.  

I chop my garlic to release its medicinal healing properties from a compound called Allicin. So the more bitter the taste, the more allicin.

HEAT stops the release of Allicin so after you cut the garlic let it sit for a few minutes before cooking. To make the garlic medicinal effects work

Here’s a Tip – when frying – add garlic at the end and reduce the temperature cause those garlic little parts taste bitter when burned 

Which diet is this Garlicky Greens is suitable for?

Vegan – Yes

Gluten-free – Yes

Dairy-free – Yes 

Egg-free  – Yes

Nut-free – Yes,

Vegetarian – Yes.

Paleo and Keto friendly -Yes.

Quick to make!

ENJOY!

How to store Garlicky Greens:

Best ate right away. Can put in fridge, add a paper towel so it doesn’t lose too much of its crispiness.

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Garlicky Greens
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Did you know there is an easy way to get rid of garlic breath? 

Fresh herbs especially parsley can help cover the garlic breath smell.  Hence why we are finishing our dish with parsley.     [others apples, lettuce, fennel, mint leaves]

Take Aways : include wash off the smell use a silver spoon or faucet with soap.

Use fresh herbs like parsley to get rid of the garlic breath

Cut or smash to release the medicinal component, Allicin

Remember to Wait that crucial 10 MINUTES before cooking could help to reduce your risk of several worrisome conditions and diseases.

How to make Garlicky Greens foolproof?

  1. If using spinach or other lighter greens, cook for less time and keep an eye on them with the oven light on.
  2. For Dinosaur kale – destem them for better taste. Or leave as a complete kale leaf so people know to cut around the stem.
  3. Massage all ingredients into the Kale/Spinach with the olive oil. Kale give extra massage to break it down.

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RECIPE

Garlicky Greens

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Garlicky Greens make dinosaur or regular kale – so tasty and enjoyed by all! Do you have lots of great greens coming off your garden now – you can try this with Beet Greens, Spinach, Kale, Collards, etc.  Make them so tasty with tons of Garlic.  Want to eat more greens and have them be tasty – Try this!
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Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

  • 4 cups Kale (preferred) or Spinach or other greens
  • 5 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 inch ginger root minced – or 1 tsp ginger powder
  • 1 tbsp coconut aminos or soy or tamari or brag's liquid aminos
  • 1 tbsp avocado oil
  • 1 tsp Red Pepper flakes optional

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven at 350oF (177oC)
  • Rinse and destem the Kale and cut/rip into ~2 inch squares. No prep needed for Spinach.
  • Smash Garlic
  • Spoon the skin off the ginger, grate ginger.
  • Massage all ingredients into the Kale/Spinach with the olive oil. Kale give extra massage to break it down. Add Red Pepper flakes (optional).
  • Put in oven at 350oF for 7 min, check, if you want crispier put back in oven watching closely.

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