15 Super Healthy, Bitter Greens Recipes!

Bitter greens! These are dark, leafy veggies that go through their trends (example: the kale craze) but should always be a mainstay in your diet. They often have a bold flavor, but the health benefits of this pretty plant are worth the added effort and thought!

Here are 15 different bitter greens recipes from our Food Monster App that you can add to your diet today if you haven’t already, and each will provide you with ample nutrition and health benefits that no one should pass up.

1. Herb and Garlic Massaged Kale Salad

Kale is definitely one of the healthiest and most nutritious plants around. It’s mildly bitter when cooked, and retains more of a bite when eaten raw. This Herb and Garlic Massaged Kale Salad is easy. To enjoy ahead of time, massage the kale and add everything but the nutritional yeast/parmesan and nuts.

2. Chickpea Omelet With Kale Filling And Cheesy Tahini Sauce

This Chickpea Omelet With Kale Filling And Cheesy Tahini Sauce is delicious and good for you. The savory kale filling and cheesy tahini sauce will leave you satisfied and energized.

3. Wild Mushroom and Kale Lasagna Rolls

These Wild Mushroom and Kale Lasagna Rolls are perfect for dinner. Kale is thrown into the filling as well to make sure you are getting your greens. Once you get them all ready and rolled up, you can either freeze them for a quick meal later on or you can bake them up right away and enjoy.

4. Arugula Lemon Portobello Pitas

Arugula is a peppery, distinctive-tasting green that originated in the Mediterranean region. It’s also known as rucola, salad rocket, and Italian cress. It contains loads of calcium, potassium, folate, and Vitamin C, K, and A. One study even cites arugula as being high in cancer-fighting agents. This Arugula Lemon Portobello Pitas make a quick, tasty lunch.

5. Roasted Carrots and New Potatoes With Arugula Pesto

This Roasted Carrots and New Potatoes With Arugula Pesto are small in size, but new potatoes pack more flavor than their fully grown counterparts. They are sweeter, and their higher moisture content makes them smooth and creamy.

6. Grilled Peach and Arugula Salad With Grilled Croutons

Grilled Peach and Arugula Salad With Grilled Croutons has a drizzle of balsamic vinegar, lime, and maple syrup brings together all the flavor points in this colorful mix. If you’ve never grilled peaches before, no worries — it’s much easier than it sounds, and quite delicious. You can use nectarines if you like instead.

7. Spicy Romaine Summer Rolls With Peanut Sauce

Known for its savory yet neutral taste, romaine lettuce is crunchy and packed with nutrition. It’s a hearty salad green, also known as cos lettuce. Its nutritional benefits are out of this world. Its low in fiber, high in minerals, such as calcium, phosphorous, magnesium, and potassium. Try some Spicy Romaine Summer Rolls With Peanut Sauce! It has a lovely mild flavor; making it perfect for yummy fillings like marinated shiitake mushrooms, bean sprouts, tofu, and lime.

8. Harissa Tahini Romaine Wraps and Salad

These delicious Harissa Tahini Romaine Wraps and Salad is super duper easy to make! It stays fresh for about 3 days in the fridge, so don’t be afraid to make a large batch.

9. Spring Miso Broth With Stir-Fried Asparagus, Romaine, Scallions, and Mint

This Spring Miso Broth With Stir-Fried Asparagus, Romaine, Scallions, and Mint is beyond healthy. With garlic, ginger, mint, and a savory miso broth enhanced by tamari and mirin, it’s got plenty of satisfying flavors but nothing to weigh you down too much.

10. Whole Wheat Radicchio Ravioli 

Radicchio is a great source of vitamins, dietary fiber, and minerals. It also provides phytonutrients and antioxidants. It is fat-free as well as cholesterol-free and also has a low amount of calories. This Whole Wheat Radicchio Ravioli recipe is made from fermented tofu and radicchio, which gives a complex and cheesy taste. Each ingredient that makes up the dish is designed to balance and enhance the other flavors.

11. Beet and Radicchio Pizza

This Beet and Radicchio Pizza has a topping of roasted beet slices for sweetness, and radicchio dressed in olive oil, salt, and pepper, for a little bit of bite.

12. Black Olive, Caper, and Radicchio Pie

This Black Olive, Caper, and Radicchio Pie has a distinct taste that is balanced by salty capers, savory black olives, and sweet raisins cooked with aromatic chopped onion. It is the perfect pie to serve at picnics and cookouts.

13. Watercress Soup

Watercress is low in calories but contains phytonutrients like isothiocyanates and antioxidants with a plethora of disease-preventive properties. This Watercress Soup has a slightly bitter taste, with some subtle sweetness. The combination of tender watercress leaves, red dates, carrots, ginger, and a drizzle of sesame oil is both unique and flavorful.

14. 15-Minute Zucchini, Pea, and Watercress Minestrone

This filling 15-Minute Zucchini, Pea, and Watercress Minestrone will satisfy all the family. This recipe calls for small strands of broken spaghetti in this dish because you likely have a box on hand, but feel free to experiment with other small pasta varieties!

15. Belgian Endive Soup

Endive is a chicory green that is today, much more popular in Europe than in the United States. Each leaf of endive only contains 1 calorie! It’s an excellent source of vitamins A and C, as well as fiber. This Belgian Endive Soup form a smooth purée that is then topped with buttery mushrooms. Elegant and delicious!

If you enjoy recipes like this, we highly recommend downloading the Food Monster App, it’s available for both Android and iPhone and has free and paid versions. The app is loaded with thousands of allergy-friendly & vegan recipes/cooking tips, has hundreds of search filters and features like bookmarking, meal plans and more! The app shows you how having diet/health/food preferences can be full of delicious abundance rather than restrictions!

Lead image source: Spring Miso Broth With Stir-Fried Asparagus, Romaine, Scallions, and Mint