Seasonal local food recipe No.188 – Spring greens with lemon dressing

 A simple and healthy side dish for spring from BBC GoodFood.

Serves 8

Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking: 5 minutes

Ingredients
600g shredded spring greens, thick stalks removed
OR 400g spring greens and 250g broccoli, thicker stalks halved

For the dressing
2 garlic cloves, crushed
zest and juice of 1 lemon
2 tbsp olive oil
salt and pepper

Method
Make the dressing first. Mix together the garlic, lemon juice and zest, olive oil and some seasoning. Bring a large pan of water to the boil, then add the broccoli and/or greens, and cook for about 5 mins until tender. Drain well, then toss through the dressing and serve.