Sautéed Beet Greens

Sautéed Beet Greens

Author: Love and Lemons

Prep Time: 3minutes mins

Cook Time: 2minutes mins

Total Time: 5minutes mins

Serves 2 to 4

This simple sautéed beet greens recipe is a delicious, nutritious side dish!

Ingredients

• 1 bunch beet greens

• 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil

• 1 garlic clove, finely chopped

• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

• 2 tablespoons golden raisins

• Lemon wedge, for squeezing

• 1 tablespoon chopped walnuts or pistachios

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Instructions

• Separate the stems from the beet greens. Finely chop the stems and coarsely chop the leaves.

• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic and the beet stems and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add the beet greens, a few pinches of salt, and several grinds of pepper. Sauté, tossing, until just wilted.

• Turn off the heat, add the raisins, and squeeze with lemon juice. Toss to combine. Transfer to a platter, top with the walnuts, and season to taste with more salt and pepper.

Lamb (or Beef) & Beet Curry Meatballs

by the wonderful Andrea Bemis

This has become a staple in our household using grass-fed, Utah beef from our friends at Sunnyside Up Pastures and it's an amazing way to use both beet roots and beet greens. If you're not a huge beet fan, this recipe is an excellent one. Feel free to adjust the spices as you like. We make an extra dipping sauce with tahini and lemon that really brings it all together. 

Lamb (or Beef) & Beet Curry Meatballs

PREP TIME: 15 MINUTES    COOK TIME: 20 MINUTES    SERVES: 15-18 meatballs

• 1 cup chopped raw beets

• 1 cup loosely packed chopped beet greens

• 2 cloves of garlic, chopped

• 1 pound ground lamb

• 2 teaspoons curry powder

• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder

• 1 teaspoon unrefined salt

• 1 egg, whisked

Yogurt Sauce

• 1 cup whole milk Greek yogurt

• 2 teaspoons lemon juice

• pinch of unrefined salt

Preparation

1. Preheat the oven to 375F and set a baking sheet to the side

2. Add the beets, beet greens and garlic to the bowl of a food processor and pulse until finely chopped.

3. In a large bowl add the ground lamb along with the chopped beet mixture, curry, onion powder, salt and egg. Mix well with your hands. Form the mixture into uniform size patties/balls on a baking sheet.

4. Bake in the oven until cooked through, about 20 minutes.

5. While the meatballs cook prepare the dipping sauce by whisking all the ingredients together with a spoon. Taste for flavor and adjust as necessary.

6. Serve the meatballs with the yogurt and enjoy!