Here’s another super easy (and fast) “recipe” that I made up this past weekend. I have discovered that I much prefer to use the spicy salad green mix in cooked form rather than try to eat a salad that makes my eyes water. A quick saute’ makes the heat much more bearable.
The farmer’s market was super packed on Saturday, but I did manage to snag some homemade pasta. I used the tomato fettuccine as the base. It only took 3 minutes to cook, woo hoo!
Meanwhile, in a large frying pan, I cooked 4 slices of bacon. When those were nice and crisp I removed them and added two cloves of minced garlic. Watch out, it will spatter! Then I added in a couple of handfulls of the spicy salad greens and cooked just until wilted.
Add to the drained pasta, give a splash of olive oil if it seems a bit dry. Mix in the reserved bacon (crumble). Top with freshly grated Parmesan cheese. YUM!
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I know what you mean about the bitter greens…I like a handful in my salads, but not the entire salad! I will have to try this…wilting does seem to soften the bitterness a bit, and who doesn’t like bacon and pasta????
absolutely – bacon makes everything better! Especially if it’s from Creswick or Crane Dance.
Grrrrr-reat idea! Our two-person houshold has a rather difficult time eating a “shares worth” of bitter greens in a week, too. This sounds like a good appraoach to try before Thursday and another pickup roll around.
where are you a member?
Trillium Haven — Mindy (business manager/designer for the magazine) and I split a share and alternate weeks for the trip out to Jenison. Do I remember that you are or were a member there as well? It seems like a lot of people we run into are; sometimes I just can’t remember who all this includes, lol.
yes, I’m a member and pick up at the farm – maybe I’ll see you there!
I agree, spicy greens taste so much better when cooked. I love the improvised recipes that come from the garden! Thanks for sharing your recipe with the Hearth and Soul Hop.
OMG I want this right now!
Looks delish!
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I forgot about this, sorry! Will try to remember for next week!
Mmmmnnnn…this sounds like my kind of ‘recipe’,too.Quick n’ very tasty,nutritious.As to the spicy greens,like bitters,they are indeed considered to be a digestive.I have a pack of seeds left from last year(life took a Southern dive) and now wonder how”spicy” they really may turn out to be…better get to planting’em…Cheers to you!
Easy, healthy and delish! Thanks so much for stopping by Friday Food on Momtrends and sharing this recipe. Have a great weekend.