Andria Perry
Yesterday I was outside letting the dogs pull me around the yard and each time I passed the garden I seen those young and tender collards looking back at me.
Another pass and I seen those new baby onions staring at me from the mud.
As I ran into the house up the steps I seen the fresh green mint peeking out from under the pine straw.
I washed my hands after putting the dogs back inside the fenced in backyard,and I was thinking about lunch. I got my a small cooking pot and when shopping, In the Yard.
Thought…..
 Collards with lemon
First stop was the green onions, I picked from the biggest and longest green stems.
Next was the baby collard greens I gathered up just enough for one from the plants, gathering the outside bigger leaves only.
On the way into the house I picked a handful of mint and covered it back up.
I washed those onions and removed the roots, rinsed off the collard greens and I gave the mint a quick rinse, next I chopped all of them and put each in its own vessel.
I put a couple spoonfuls of extra virgin olive oil in a skillet and got it hot, I dropped the onions in and the zest of one half lemon and let it cook for a minute.
I tossed in those collard greens, squeezed one half lemon into the skillet on top of the collards and gave the top of those a drizzle of agave nectar, I put a lid over the skillet to let the steam build.
After a couple minutes they were wilted and I added a sprinkle of salt and the chopped mint and gave it all a good stir, cover them it back up for one more minute.
I plated that up and that was my lunch. Collards with Lemon.
Its nice to go out in the yard pick food ,come back inside and make lunch.
How do you do lunch?
By Andria Perry
Photo By Pixabay
Love fresh collards in the winter.Awesome!!!!
Love fresh collards in the winter. Reminds me of my childhood.
Wonderful food .. it’s nice that you have all this. I buy everything in the store or in the market. Today I was cooking beans with dry pork ribs. I made an acid cabbage salad. I had hot peppers. It was very tasty.
Well I am not having these for breakfast and I would have to get items from the grocery store, but as soon as the snow lets up, I am heading that way.
For real you like collards? I love them.
I love friend onions over potatoes, and many other things. Now I want to fry me some up.
But this is about collards, the other article is onions.
That is a huge southern dish – looks awesome!
I love any green so I can cook them and cook them 🙂
I am a fan of fresh greens. Cooked greens aren’t always something I like.
We all have these stuff here.. yes! only the lemons are expensive.
Actually I grow my own lemons now, however, I do run out and we get them 12 for around $3.00