New Greens from the Farmers Market...Quinoa and Ammaranth

Last week at my local Farmer's Market, I picked up some greens I've never cooked with before, quinoa and amaranth. The farmer I purchased them from informed me that they would be great added to salads and also could be cooked up like any other green. I washed them up, broke off their stems at the intersection with the leaf and tossed them in a pan. Evaluation: delicious!!

Sesame Greens


•1 shallot chopped
•1 clove garlic chopped
•amaranth greens
•quinoa greens
•olive oil
•sesame oil
•sea salt
•pepper
•sesame seeds


Wash and de-stem greens. Remove quinoa flowers and seeds. Saute wet greens in a little olive oil. When softened, pour on sesame oil, salt and pepper and top with sesame seeds.

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