If you are like me, dark leafy greens used to be somewhat of a mystery. Being a northeasterner who ate a pretty blah diet growing up, the mere mention of turnip greens (?!) gave me terrible thoughts. Dark leafy grains are super healthy, however, and contain several important vitamins. Trader Joe's makes this easy by having a pre-washed bag of greens all chopped up and ready to use (and p.s....they are delicious).
The flavors in this dish are savory and work well together. Though I have never been to the Mediterranean (yet), there is something about this dish that feels familiar. As always, since this is cooking, not baking, feel free to change quantities, swap out ingredients, etc.
This is a variation of a Trader Joe's recipe. It is not truly Paleo (olives and artichokes are both in brine, hence the extra salt), but in moderation or omitting those items would be a good compromise.
Ingredients:
Olive oil
Black pepper
2-3 cloves garlic, crushed or chopped
3-4 Roma tomatoes, cut into strips
4 oz. white wine (not cooking wine...water could be used instead of wine)
1 bag Trader Joe's Southern Greens (mustard, turnip, collard, spinach mix)
1 lb raw shrimp, peeled
1 can artichoke hearts, quartered (optional)
Kalamata olives, sliced (optional, as garnish)
In a very large skillet on medium-high heat:
1. Pour ~1 tbsp olive oil (I never measure this so it's just an estimate).
2. Add pepper, garlic, Roma tomatoes and artichokes, cooking ~5 minutes until tomatoes soften.
3. Add greens and white wine. Depending on the size of the pan, not all the greens may fit. They will cook down, though, so you may want to add them a little at a time.
4. Cover and simmer until the greens are wilted, ~10 minutes.
5. Add raw shrimp. Cook ~5 minutes more until the shrimp are pink.
6. Garnish with sliced olives if you wish.
Note: This dish is easily served vegetarian. You can also spoon the greens over cooked pasta if you are not following Paleo. The original recipe called for 1 cup of chicken stock, which is usually loaded with salt so I substituted wine, but you can make it without any alcohol by using some water to moisten the greens as they cook. If you are not eating Paleo, this is also good with shaved Parmesan cheese. This would easily serve 4 people especially with a side salad. Also, I never buy cooked shrimp...the texture is too rubbery for me. Yes, it takes an extra few minutes to shell the raw shrimp, but it's worth it.
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ReplyDeleteSounds and looks delish. I may need to add that to our TJ's list. We've never done shrimp, but Justin loves it.
ReplyDeleteIf worried about the salt (I doubt anyone paleo needs to be) - I think another option is to just rinse the olives and artichokes in a strainer to remove some extra salt. Or, have it post-exercise as the first real meal and salt should be nothing but good for the electrolytes :)