cooked greens
Leafy dish, heated
Cooked greens are leafy vegetables prepared by heating—typically boiling, steaming, or sautéing.
The term most often refers to Southern American cuisine, where collards, mustard greens, turnip greens, or kale are slow-cooked with pork fat and seasonings: We had cooked greens and cornbread.
The cooking liquid, called pot liquor, is prized for soaking up with bread.
- spinachEdible dark green leaves
- collardsLeafy cabbage relatives
- kaleLoose-leafed cabbage relative
- sautéedCooked quickly in fat
- wiltedLimp from dehydration
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preparation method
cooked greensraw salad
Uncooked vegetable dish
crudités · salad greens · garden salad · raw spinach · tossed salad
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