Collard Greens

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb collard greens
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 red bell pepper, cut in 2-inch strips, 1/4-inch wide
• 1/2 large onion, slivered
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 4 large garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• tabasco sauce, to taste
• 2 teaspoons honey

Recipe

• 1 slice off the stems from the collards right below the leaf, and discard the stems. fill the sind with cold water and give the leaves a good soaking and washing to get rid or all the grit clinging to the folds of the leaves.
• 2 drop the greens into a couple of inches of boiling salted water. boil for 5 minutes. drain and rinse in cold water. drain again and chop coarsely.
• 3 pour the olive oil into a large skillet. toss in the peppers and onions, seasoning them with a sprinkling of salt and pepper. once they're soft, toss in the garlic and cook 1 minute more. dump in the greens and give them a stir. add 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp pepper, the vinegar, tabasco, and honey. stir one more time and serve up a mess of healthy greens.