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Ray Peat's leafy greens

PrepPr10 minCookCk1 hTotalTot1 h 10 minServesSrv4Ca:PCa:P1:0.5
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Ingredients

  • 8 cups water
  • 2 cups spinach (or other leafy greens: kale, dandelion, beet, turnip, Swiss chard, collard)

Directions

  1. Rinse and chop the leafy greens (optional: stems)
  2. Place the chopped leaves in a large pot, cover with filtered water.
  3. Bring the mixture to a boil.
  4. After 10 minutes, when the water takes on a green hue, transfer it to a jar.
  5. Return the leaves to the pot.
  6. Cover with clean water and continue boiling for an additional hour.
  7. Discard the second liquid after boiling.
  8. Store cooked greens in glass containers/mason jars.

Contribution

By Ray Peat

Nutrition Facts

Per serving (1 of 4). Does not change when you scale ingredients.

  • Calories 3.275
  • Total Fat 0.2g
  • Sodium 28.4 mg
  • Carbohydrate 2g
  • Fiber 1.2g
  • Sugar 0.2g
  • Protein 1.6g
  • Calcium 56.2 mg
  • Phosphorus 27.8 mg
  • Ca:P ratio 1:0.5
  • Vitamin A 113.6 mcg
  • Vitamin C 17 mg

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Vegetables Side Diet green