Classic recipes from Greece | Culture & Nature Festival 2021

wild greens

🥗Healthier: spinach

💰Cheaper: kale

Spinach is more widely available and affordable.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Vegetable oil is a cost-effective substitute.

lemon juice

🥗Healthier: lime juice

💰Cheaper: citric acid

Citric acid provides a similar tang at a lower cost.

vinegar

🥗Healthier: apple cider vinegar

💰Cheaper: white vinegar

White vinegar is often less expensive.

Cut off the stems of the silver beet.

Pop a pot of water onto the stove and bring it to a rolling boil.

Add 1 tablespoon of salt to the boiling water and mix.

Rinse the silver beet quickly before adding it to the pot.

Once the water is boiling, add the silver beet and cook until tender.

While the silver beet is cooking, cut up the lemon.

Once cooked, remove the silver beet from the pot and dress it with lemon juice and olive oil.

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