No sauce menestra, a vegetable casserole - All Foods Natural Cookbook

NO SAUCE MENESTRA

No sauce, no wine. This is a variation of menestra Monterrey; we use the same technique.

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

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.

Servings: 4

Preparation time: 15 minutes

Cooking time: 20 minutes

Ready in: 35 minutes

Nutrition Facts

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

Recipe Type

Appetizer, Side Dish, Spring

Cooking Tips

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

Be careful; garlic cooks very quick and burnt garlic tastes bitter.

Recipe Source

Source: All Foods Natural, Allabor free recipes

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