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No sauce menestra recipe

This menestra recipe is not only suitable for speed cooking, but also allows for small quantities, being easy to adpat for cooking "solo" or cooking for two. Frozen vegetables are fine and they cut the preparation time even more, but, please, try this recipe using fresh vegetables, particularly at spring when they are most tender, at least once. The secret for spectacular success is to choose only tender, sweet tasting vegetables and serve straight away.

No sauce menestra recipe

No sauce, no wine. This is a variation of the menestra Monterrey recipe; we use the same technique.

Ingredients

4   big leaves green chard, only white stalks, washed and trimmed to 1 1/2 in.   2 cups    shelled peas   1 cup    cut green beans - top and tail, cut about 1 1/2 in. long   1/2 cup    leeks - leaves trimmed, cut in half lengthwise, washed and trimmed to 1 1/2 in.

2   medium potatoes, peeled and diced, or 8 small rounded ones, peeled   1/4 cup    olive oil   2   cloves of garlic, thinly sliced     Salt and pepper

Procedure

1. Boil the vegetables over medium-low heat until tender. Strain, season, and transfer to a warm serving dish. Keep warm.
2. Heat up the oil in a frying pan and cook the garlic until golden, 1 to 2 minutes. Coat the vegetables with garlic and oil. Serve straight away.

Servings: 4 Preparation time: 15 minutes Cooking time: 20 minutes Ready in: 35 minutes Serving size: 1 serving Percent daily values based on a 2000 calorie diet. Nutrition information calculated from recipe ingredients.

Amount Per Serving       Calories   266.91   Calories From Fat (46%)   122.86       % Daily Value Total Fat 13.92g   21%   Saturated Fat 1.89g   9%   Cholesterol 0.00mg   0%   Sodium 141.95mg   6%   Potassium 760.86mg   22%   Carbohydrates 31.27g   10%   Dietary Fiber 6.51g   26%   Sugar 5.36g       Sugar Alcohols 0.00g       Net Carbohydrates 24.76g       Protein 6.95g   14%

Cooking Tips

• Steam the vegetables, instead of boiling them, to avoid loss of nutrients. It may take a bit longer, but it is set and forget if you use an electric steamer. No need to strain or transfer to a warm plate yet.
• Make it speed cooking by using frozen cut green beans, and frozen minced garlic. Frozen leeks or frozen chard stalks are available in some places.
• If you need Grand Prix speed, try this recipe using some frozen vegetable medley. You might have to experiment to find the one that works best.
• Be careful; garlic cooks very quick and burnt garlic tastes bitter.

 

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