Tuesday 24 January 2012

Greens - aint not big thing

Too many iceberg heads of lettuce out there blanding the whole world up with their tastelessness. If your in the grocer and your buying iceberg, please for the love of sweet bearded baby Jesus remember this ...
                    you CAN buy good taste.

There is no reason for this leafy treason, it's time to be introduced to the new green in town. Time to give up on the regular leafy ho hum, and approach the greens as an experiment in developing new flavors and combinations. Salads, cole slaws, fresh veggies and cru de tay it can all be better when your try something new.
 
Here's a simple chart to help you start your picking, of greens…I don’t even what to think about what else your picking sitting in front of your computer, alone, without anyone watching …ewwwwww. 
Type
taste
Availability
Colour
Black Kale
Brassica-spinach x brocolli
Health food stores
Dark purple to blue often dusty looking
Red Cabbage
X-crunchy slightly sweet, brassica finish
Widely available
Dark purple, sometimes shiny and sometimes dusty
Ridicioo
Bitter & Herby
Widely available
Dark purple and white, shiny
Beet Greens
mild beet root flavor with boost of grassy
sold attached to beet roots & in mixed greens packs
Shiny green and deep purple, stems are deep ruby red leading to red veining.
Green Kale
Like seaweed without that ocean flavor
available easily
deep green/blue, should be even in tone. May even look dusty
Spinach
fresh green grass – cud
available everywhere
shiny vibrant green
Arugula or Rocket
Green + pepper or horse radish
you might need to ask for it.
shiny vibrant green
Swiss Chard
green and earthy – same taste regardless of stem colour
green grocier
leaf is shiny green, stems range in colour form white, yellow orange and red
Dandilion
green and bitter
health food stores
vibrant green, pale green and white stems
Mustard
Horseradish and greens
health food stores
less vibrant green than above, but still grass green
Romaine
Greens and celery – crispy
green grocier
Shiny vibrant green and white stems, paler as the leaves go into the centre
Butter Lettuce
tender fresh green, mild
Seasonal, dependent on location
Shiny vibrant pale green
Green Cabbage
so many varities!
mild broccoli lots of crunch
easily available
Variable from emerald to pale green to white
Frisse
mildly bitter
available in small quantities
variable dependent of light source white to pale yellow and tinted green
Sprouted Seeds
mild and crunchy
dependent on location can be available
variable dependent of light source white to pale yellow and tinted green
Endive
mildly bitter
dependent on location
White to pale green
Time to go out and turn over a new leaf.

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