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5-Minute Collard Greens with Sunflower Seeds

Collard greens are a highly nutritious green rich in calcium and one that is becoming an increasingly popular side dish that complements almost any meal.

Prep and Cook Time: 15 minutes Ingredients: 1 pound collard greens, chopped Mediterranean Dressing 1 tsp lemon juice 1 medium clove garlic, pressed or chopped 1 TBS extra virgin olive oil sea salt and black pepper to taste 1-1/2 TBS sunflower seeds Optional: crumbled feta cheese chopped olives

Directions:

1. Fill bottom of steamer with 2 inches of water.
2. While steam is building up, slice collard greens leaves into 1/2-inch slices and cut again crosswise. Cut stems into 1/4-inch slices. Let both leaves and stems sit for at least 5 minutes to enhance their health-promoting properties.
3. Press or chop garlic and let sit for at least 5 minutes to bring out more of its health-promoting properties.
4. Steam collard greens for no more than 5 minutes.
5. Transfer to a bowl. For more flavor, toss collard greens with the remaining ingredients while they are still hot. (Mediterranean Dressing does not need to be made separately).
6. Top with sunflower seeds and any/all of optional ingredients if you would like.

Serves 2

Healthy Cooking Tips:

To mellow the flavor of garlic, add garlic to collard greens for the last 2 minutes of steaming.

Nutritional Profile

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5-Minute Collard Greens with Sunflower Seeds 1.00 serving 244.59 grams 169.39 calories Nutrient Amount %DV Nutrient Density World's Healthiest Foods Rating vitamin K 1158.68 mcg 1448.3 153.9 excellent vitamin A 15126.88 IU 302.5 32.1 excellent vitamin C 81.79 mg 136.3 14.5 excellent folate 392.19 mcg 98.0 10.4 excellent manganese 0.79 mg 39.5 4.2 very good vitamin E 7.46 mg 37.3 4.0 very good dietary fiber 8.92 g 35.7 3.8 very good calcium 339.58 mg 34.0 3.6 very good tryptophan 0.09 g 28.1 3.0 good vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) 0.45 mg 22.5 2.4 good vitamin B1 (thiamin) 0.28 mg 18.7 2.0 good vitamin B2 (riboflavin) 0.31 mg 18.2 1.9 good molybdenum 11.34 mcg 15.1 1.6 good protein 7.20 g 14.4 1.5 good World's Healthiest Foods Rating Rule excellent DV>=75% OR Density>=7.6 AND DV>=10% very good DV>=50% OR Density>=3.4 AND DV>=5% good DV>=25% OR Density>=1.5 AND DV>=2.5%

In-Depth Nutritional Profile for 5-Minute Collard Greens with Sunflower Seeds

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