6 greens glorious greens Recipes

assorted greens (red-leaf lettuce , arugula, frisee, endive, etc.), torn fresh basil leaves, ripe plum tomatoes , cut into eighths, red onion , thinly slivered, red pepper, cut into 1/4-inch dice, hothouse cucumber, peeled , halved lengthwise and cut into 1/2-inch dice, pitted black olives, halved, salt and freshly ground black pepper, your favorite vinaigrette

potatoes (750 g), milk, butter or 30 g margarine, softened, sour cream or 1/4 cup curds, cream cheese, at room temp, salt, black pepper, fresh finely chopped chives or 2 tsp dried chives (use chopped cilantro and mint chopped instead of the chives for a variation in flavour), green chili , deseeded and chopped (optional)

gratin dishes, sheets of puff pastry (fresh or commercial - its your hands not mine), collard , turnip and mustard greens and fresh spinach, leeks, fresh garlic (or less if you are a wimp or unlike me have a girlfriend), eggs, half - 1 cup of heavy cream, bechamel, more of double cream, milk, flour, butter, half a tsp. of dijon mustard, a lilliputian s pinch of nutmeg, butter, salt , white pepper, fresh coarse bread crumbs, sharp yellow cheddar, fresh chopped herbs

fresh whole roasted green chili pepper, bulk italian sausage (your choice of mild or hot), your favorite italian marinara sauce, 1 made with red wine is always better (enough to cover), fresh mozzarella cheese, grated