No sauce menestra

Description

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

Summary

Yield
Servings
SourceSpanish cuisine
Prep time
1 hour, 30 minutes
Cooking time
Total time
1 hour, 30 minutes

Ingredients

4 sta
chard (from 4 big leaves, only white part, washed and trimmed to 1 1/2 in.)
2 c
peas (shelled)
1 c
green beans (top and tail, cut about 1 1/2 in. long)
1⁄2 c
leek (leaves trimmed, cut in half lengthwise, washed and trimmed to 1 1/2 in)
2  
potatoes (medium size, peeled and diced, or 8 small rounded ones, peeled)
1⁄4 c
olive oil
2 clv
garlic (thinly sliced)
   
salt (to taste)
   
pepper (freshly ground, to taste)

Instructions

  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.

Notes

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.

Preparation time: 15 minutes Cooking time: 20 minutes Ready in: 35 minutes

Nutrition facts

Serving size: 1/4 of the original recipe.

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%