Beet Greens with Beets

When making this dish from your garden or store bought greens, chooose only the young leaves and discard the older, tougher leaves. I like a shake or two of hot pepper flakes.

• Ready In: 18 mins
• Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• 10  ounces  washed beet greens
• 1  tablespoon butter
• 2  cloves garlic, minced
• 1  teaspoon  minced fresh ginger
• 1  lb beets or 1 (16 ounce) can  cooked beets, drained and chopped
• 1  lemon, juice of
•  salt
•  ground black pepper

Directions

1. In a large pot bring lightly salted water to boil.
2. Add the greens and cook to just limp-about 3 minutes.
3. Drain well and chop.
4. Melt the butter in a skillet, add the garlic, ginger, and greens and saute 1-2 minutes.
5. Stir in the chopped beets, lemon juice, and salt and pepper to taste.
6. Heat through, about 2 minutes and turn into a serving bowl.