Grandmom Laurie's Greens

My ever fantastic step-grandmom Laurie made these greens the last time she was here and they instantly became a Wood family classic. The surprising addition of raisins combats the bitterness of most greens wonderfully and makes these a crowd pleaser. Having a hard time getting your family to eat its greens? Try this recipe. The health benefits of 'greens' are innumerable and these actually taste good! And they are super easy to boot.

Thoroughly wash your greens* and chop into 2-3" strips. 

Chop about a half an onion (use more or less depending on how many bunches of greens) into medium sized chunks and throw into a warm sautee pan with a splash of olive oil.

Once the onions start to cook throw in a handful of raisin and stir.

After about a minute throw the greens on top and cover with a lid. Add a splash of water to steam and return the lid. 

note: If you have other things to cook you can simply turn off the heat and let it sit and steam while you cook. If not, simply continue to cook (turning greens over in the pan occasionally) until done (no longer crunchy, darker color, but not yet mushy!). ENJOY!

*not sure what 'greens' to use? try any or all of the following: dinosaur kale, purple kale, mustard greens (remember: mustard greens are great for our liver but tend to be extra bitter!), collard greens, beet tops, etc...