A few Saturdays ago we got collard greens in our Bountiful Basket. We have come to expect receiving at least one rather bazaar fruit or vegetable each week in our basket, and have actually enjoyed learning how to prepare new foods.
However, I groaned within (and out loud) when I saw those collard greens. We have actually tried them before, because we once learned how healthy they are for you. As is the unfortunate truth with most healthy foods, collard greens are NOT tasty. They are very bitter and take forever to chew and choke down, at least when they are raw...
Hence, I scavenged Pinterest and the internet until I came across a recipe for couve, a Brazilian dish made from collard greens! What luck! We love all things Brazilian, and this recipe instructed you to cook the collard greens with salt, garlic and bacon, some of my favorite ingredients. So, we learned how to make decent couve (minus the bacon, unfortunately, because we also pinch pennies around here), and on Monday when we went shopping, we actually ELECTED to buy collard greens. Never saw that one coming, huh?
So, last night David cooked some more delicious couve for us, and we also had black beans and rice. Even David agreed it was very Brazilian!
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