Go to the stand that's selling beets. Ask if they sell just the beet greens. Most stands will point you to a box of discarded beet greens, carrot tops, radish greens, turnip greens and other perfectly edible, perfectly delicious vegetable parts. They will usually tell you they give these delicious morsels to people who take them home to feed their chickens.
Don't feed beet greens to your chickens!
Ask if you can have some, and they will let you take as much as you want for free. Obviously, pick the best looking leaves.
Take those things home, give them a good wash since they were just in the chicken feed box, remove the tough ribs (if you want), chop 'em up and throw them in a sautee pan with some garlic, olive oil and salt. If you like extra fiber you can keep the ribs and chop them into small pieces. Start cooking them first as they take a bit longer than the leaves.
Serve alongside your $13 cauliflower.
Addendum: Carrot tops and radish greens are also edible. Carrot tops make a nice pesto (parsley, garlic, pine nuts, olive oil; you can also add some basil if you want a more traditional-tasting pesto).
Don't feed beet greens to your chickens!
Ask if you can have some, and they will let you take as much as you want for free. Obviously, pick the best looking leaves.
Take those things home, give them a good wash since they were just in the chicken feed box, remove the tough ribs (if you want), chop 'em up and throw them in a sautee pan with some garlic, olive oil and salt. If you like extra fiber you can keep the ribs and chop them into small pieces. Start cooking them first as they take a bit longer than the leaves.
Serve alongside your $13 cauliflower.
Addendum: Carrot tops and radish greens are also edible. Carrot tops make a nice pesto (parsley, garlic, pine nuts, olive oil; you can also add some basil if you want a more traditional-tasting pesto).
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