If you follow me on social media, you will already know that I container garden. This year I also added rape or canola greens.
I have only seen these greens eaten in Zimbabwe, other countries grow them for the seeds to make canola oil. It is not my absolute favourite but I miss the food I grew up eating. The taste is similar to kale, perhaps it is milder. When cooked, rape greens wilt a lot like spinach. In Zimbabwe people like to pair them with beef bone stew or offals. I prefer to have them in peanut butter sauce using this recipe I have shared before.
Ingredients
1 Tbsp olive oil
1 small onion
1 crushed garlic clove
Crushed red pepper flakes
Bunch of rape greens
Instructions
Cut the greens into ribbons.
Sauté onion, garlic and red pepper flakes in the olive oil.
Add the cut greens and sauté until wilted.
Serve hot as a side dish or on a sandwich.