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Wilted spring greens with wild garlic

Name: Wilted spring greens with wild garlic
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves 6 as a side
Cuisine: British recipes
Ingredients: 1kg spring greens, hard central stem removed, finely sliced; 150g wild garlic leaves, chopped (see tip); 2 tbsp sherry vinegar; Good knob of butter

Published: 31 Mar 13
Updated: 18 Mar 24

Wild garlic brings a lovely mild, sweet flavour to spring greens in this springtime side dish recipe.

You can learn how to forage for wild garlic here.

Easy
April 2013

Test kitchen approved

Serves 6 as a side
Takes 15 min to makes, 5 min to cook

Wild garlic brings a lovely mild, sweet flavour to spring greens in this springtime side dish recipe.

You can learn how to forage for wild garlic here.

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Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 80kcals
Fat: 4g fat (1.5g saturated)
Protein: 5.8g
Carbohydrates: 4.9g (4.4g sugars)
Fibre: 8.1g
Salt: 0.2g

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Ingredients

1kg spring greens, hard central stem removed, finely sliced
150g wild garlic leaves, chopped (see tip)
2 tbsp sherry vinegar
Good knob of butter

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Method

Put the greens and garlic in a sauté pan over a medium heat, stirring with tongs. Add a very small splash of water and wilt for 2-3 minutes.
Add the sherry vinegar to the pan and reduce for 1 minute, then add the butter and season with sea salt and black pepper. Toss to coat in the buttery juices and serve immediately.

Recipe from April 2013 Issue

Nutrition

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 80kcals
Fat: 4g fat (1.5g saturated)
Protein: 5.8g
Carbohydrates: 4.9g (4.4g sugars)
Fibre: 8.1g
Salt: 0.2g

delicious. tips

Wild garlic grows in shaded woodland during April and May. If you can’t get hold of any, use 3-4 cloves of young, new-season garlic (also known as wet or green garlic) or 1 clove of regular garlic instead.