{"id":1417,"date":"2012-07-27T20:32:32","date_gmt":"2012-07-27T20:32:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/?p=1417"},"modified":"2024-07-24T20:12:15","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T20:12:15","slug":"recipe-quick-curry-skillet-makes-delicious-use-of-beet-greens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/recipe-quick-curry-skillet-makes-delicious-use-of-beet-greens\/","title":{"rendered":"Recipe: Quick Curry Skillet Makes Delicious Use of Beet Greens"},"content":{"rendered":"

Need a Fast Dinner or Lunch?\u00a0 Make Creative Use of Your Refrigerator’s Treasures<\/h3>\n

I promise to stop talking about beets–but not yet.\u00a0 After our final class on beet relish last night at Isabelle Farm<\/a>, I came home with another pile of beet greens–my third in as many weeks.\u00a0 And three times I experimented with Saut\u00e9ed Beet Greens Composed with Bacon, Chopped Eggs and Walnuts<\/a>.\u00a0 So it was time for something new.\u00a0 I was scratching my head for new ideas until I remembered to do what I usually do for a case of mealtime boredom:\u00a0 Look at what’s hanging around in the frig.<\/p>\n

Turns out that we had a number of interesting bits and pieces<\/a> leftover from class last night:\u00a0 a chunk of ginger, a cooked hamburger, the deglazing juices from the hamburgers, the green tops from the onions. . . .\u00a0 No surprise that these items, which all came together for a nice dinner menu, were equally compatible in a single dish.\u00a0 We just needed something for flavor.<\/p>\n

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For a vegetarian version, use garbanzo beans instead of hamburger and vegetable broth instead of the de-glazing juices. For an alternative color option, use yellow squash which is very much in season now. Saute small pieces a couple minutes before adding the onion greens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Curry powder presented itself as a good compliment for beet greens.\u00a0 In class, we learned about how spice blends like curry powder are the busy cook’s solution for bland dishes.\u00a0 No mixing, matching or consternation, just add a teaspoon or two and you’ve instantly got a professionally seasoned dish!\u00a0 When it comes to spice blends, I’ve had great luck with the blends made by the folks at Savory Spice.<\/a>\u00a0 The medium curry blend in this dish was no exception, especially when bumped up with a little fresh or prepared ginger and garlic.<\/p>\n

So here’s how my odd assortment of leftover ingredients came together:<\/p>\n