This was another attempt to use up large amounts of greens before they wilted past the point of no return. I love making warm wilted greens in the winter instead of salads. It’s so much more satisfying and comforting. The combination of sweet dates and savory spiced garbanzo beans adds complexity and takes these healthy greens to a whole new level. If it wasn’t already good enough, another reason to eat chard is its’ plethora of health benefits. It has lots of antioxidants, vitamin C (for immunity), vitamin K (for bone strength), omega 3 fatty acids, vitamin A, calcium, potassium and iron (red blood cell production).
According to “nutrition-and-you.com”, regular inclusion of chard in the diet has been found to prevent osteoporosis, iron-deficiency anemia, and vitamin-A deficiency; and believed to protect from cardiovascular diseases and colon and prostate cancers
- 1/2 can garbanzo beans
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 large bunch green chard
- about 8 cups-worth spinach
- 1/4 cup water
- 10 dates
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- salt pepper
- 2 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1tsp red chili flakes
- 1 lemon (juice)
- heat olive oil in a skillet over medium high heat and mince garlic
- add garlic to the pan with the cumin paprika and chili flakes
- drain garbanzos and add them to the skillet, stirring to coat them in the spices
- continue cooking, stirring occasionally for 5 minutes, until garbanzos start to brown a little bit
- slice chard and spinach and add chard in batches to the skillet, pit and slice dates
- in the first batch add the water and cover for 1 minute
- then remove cover and add more chard, flipping so that the already cooked greens are on top
- continue this process until all of the chard and kale are cooked about evenly, turn the heat down
- add the sliced dates and mix in, remove from heat and move to a large mixing bowl
- squeeze lemon juice in and mix, adding salt and pepper to taste
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