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Try this simple creation with beets that will impress your guests and leave you with much time to catch up on life.

Beet Greens With Garlic and Toasted Almonds [Vegan]

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Serves

4

Cooking Time

25

Ingredients You Need for Beet Greens With Garlic and Toasted Almonds [Vegan]

  • 1/3 cup whole almonds
  • 1/2 cup hot water
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 3 pods of garlic, slices
  • 1.5 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 1/2 cup chopped garlic scapes (optional)
  • 1/2 jalapeno chilie, minced
  • 4 cups finely chopped beet greens
  • salt to taste

How to Prepare Beet Greens With Garlic and Toasted Almonds [Vegan]

  1. Place the almonds in hot water and let them soak for about 10 minutes.
  2. Rinse in cold water and remove the skin.
  3. Chop coarsely.
  4. Lightly toast the almonds, until very lightly golden and set them aside.
  5. Heat the oil on medium heat for about 30 seconds and add in the garlic slices, cumin and cook for about half a minute.
  6. Add in the garlic scapes and the chilie and continue cooking for about another minute until the mixture is a beautiful, fragrant bubbling mass, this takes about 3 minutes. You need to keep stirring constantly.
  7. Add in the beet greens and the salt and cook for another 2-3 minutes until the greens are wilted.
  8. Stir in the almonds and enjoy!
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Rinku Bhattacharya

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Rinku Bhattacharya is a creative Indian cooking teacher and writer, who began teaching Indian cooking almost a decade ago, to share the culture and home flavors of her native country, India.  Passionate about a conscious lifestyle and seasonal living, she shares her recipes on her blog Spice Chronicles. Rinku has published two cookbooks; The Bengali Five Spice Chronicles," which was the winner of the 2013 Gourmand Awards for Best Indian Cuisine cookbook, and "Spices and Seasons, Simple, Sustainable Indian Flavors", which offers recipes inspired by the local bounty of the Hudson Valley. The book also offers tips and ideas on creating a green kitchen and reducing your food footprint!

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