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No Sauce Menetra
Created by All Foods Natural, Sunday, 06 January 2008
Description

No sauce, no wine. This is a variation of menestra Monterrey; we use the same technique.
Ingredients
At a glance
Cuisine
Spanish
Ingredients
Vegetables
Cooking Method
Stir-Fry
Steam
Difficulty
Easy
Course/Dish
Side Dish
Special Diets
Vegetarian
Serves
4
4 big leaves green chard, only white stalks, washed and trimmed to 1 1/2 in.
2 cups shelled peas
1 cup cut green beans - top and tail, cut about 1 1/2 in. long
1/2 cup leeks - leaves trimmed, cut in half lengthwise, washed and trimmed to 1 1/2 in.
2 medium potatoes, peeled and diced, or 8 small rounded ones, peeled
1/4 cup olive oil
2 cloves of garlic, thinly sliced
Salt and pepper
Methods/steps
  1. Boil the vegetables over medium-low heat until tender. Strain, season, and transfer to a warm serving dish. Keep warm.
  2. Heat up the oil in a frying pan and cook the garlic until golden, 1 to 2 minutes. Coat the vegetables with garlic and oil. Serve straight away.

Nutrition Facts

Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Ready in: 35 minutes
Serving size: 1 serving
Percent daily values based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutrition information calculated from recipe ingredients.
The following ingredients were not linked to the ingredient database and were not included in the nutrition information:
Salt and pepper
 
       
Amount Per Serving      
Calories   266.91  
Calories From Fat (46%)   122.86  
    % Daily Value
Total Fat 13.92g   21%  
Saturated Fat 1.89g   9%  
Cholesterol 0.00mg   0%  
Sodium 141.95mg   6%  
Potassium 760.86mg   22%  
Carbohydrates 31.27g   10%  
Dietary Fiber 6.51g   26%  
Sugar 5.36g      
Sugar Alcohols 0.00g      
Net Carbohydrates 24.76g      
Protein 6.95g   14%  
Additional Tips

The secret for spectacular success is to choose only tender, sweet tasting vegetables and serve straight away.

Garlic cooks very quick and burnt garlic tastes bitter, just cook garlic for a couple of minutes.

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