Sautéed Leafy Greens and Beans (V, GF)
These healthy and delicious sautéed leafy greens and beans are done super easy and quickly. Only 4 ingredients and 10 min is all you need. Experiment with different varieties of leafy greens and beans that make this dish different every time.
Ingredients
- 480 g leafy greens of choice spinach, beet greens, Swiss chard, collard greens, kale
- 10-20 ml (2-4 tsp) olive oil
- 1/2 tsp chilli flakes or to taste
- water as needed
- 480 g (2 cans) beans of choice
- 1/4 tsp salt or to taste
- a pinch of black pepper
Instructions
- Rinse leafy greens and cut them into smaller pieces. You can use all parts of greens, also the stems.
- Heat olive oil in a pot (use less or more depending on your preference) and toast chilli flakes.
- Lower the heat and add leafy greens and a splash of water so that the bottom is not dry. Be careful to not put too much water (so that it doesn't become a soup). If you're using spinach you will need to add it in batches as it takes more volume than other greens when fresh.
- Increase the heat again, stir greens so that the ones on the top go to the bottom. Bring to boil then lower the heat and cook until leafy greens are softened. Depending on the variety you will need about 3-5 min. The spinach needs just 3 min, while other leafy greens, especially the ones with harder stems need 5 min.
- Open a can of beans and discard the water or save it for some other recipe. Rinse beans under the water.
- Add beans to the pot and cook another minute or two so that the beans get warm.
- Turn the heat off and add salt and pepper. Mix together.
- Divide the mixture between two bowls.
- This is a great main dish on its own but you can serve it also with some warm bread, like baguette, toasted oat bran bagel, garlic or vegan garlic cheesy bread. It can be served alongside vegan sausage or smoked tofu, teff or amaranth polenta, buckwheat with peanuts, vegan pesto potatoes or vegan mashed potatoes.
Notes
*Check my recipe for vegan walnut roll (veganska potica) where I use aquafaba (liquid from a can of beans). The best aquafaba for whipping is from a can of chickpeas, black chickpeas and butter beans as it achieves the highest peaks.
*Nutrition facts calculated with less oil, beet greens as a choice of greens and black beans as a choice of beans.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 servingCalories: 411kcalCarbohydrates: 68gProtein: 27gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gSodium: 837mgFiber: 30gSugar: 2g
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