83. Mashed Potatoes + Greens (+ Butter) = Tasty
2009/07/20 – 8:14 am
With the abundance of greens from my CSA share, I’ve been hard pressed to find a variety of dishes to use them up. In the past I’ve concentrated on pasta dishes and lentil soup, but this year I’ve added mashed potatoes with greens to the weekly menu. Similar dishes go by a variety of names. Stamppot, Bubble and Squeak, Colcannon, Rumbledethumps, Pyttipanna, Hash. My the Kale and Swiss Chard has been going into something closest to Stamppot from the Netherlands. Other vegetables will work just as well in the mashed potatoes: carrots, cabbage, peas, green beans, etc. The following recipe easily feeds 2-4.
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 pound kale or swiss chard, chopped
- 3-4 medium potatoes
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 3 tablespoon milk or cooking water reserved from the potatoes
Saute the garlic and and stems from the greens until tender. Add the chopped greens and a small amount of water. Cover with a lid and cook through. Cook the potatoes in salted water until done and mash with the butter and a little of the cooking water. Mix the contents of the 2 pans together and done! Enjoy!
