Well like all reluctant dieters I have been up and down with this..The good news is I am now back cooking. Also I have started to show up at the Sag Harbor Farmer's Market every Saturday..What a Joy!!
So here is the first of hopefully many good posts of good food that doesn't take much time and is fresh delicious and diet worthy!
I bought some divine young beets..I prepared the greens first as they are subject to wilting..Easy preparation
Cut the beets from the greens leaving 4 inches of stems attached..take the rest of the greens and wash in a sink full of cold water..Lift the greens out of the sink retaining lots of water clinging to the leaves and place in a non reactive pan ..stainless, teflon, glazed cast iron..with a few tablespoons of good olive oil..place over medium heat and cover..occasionally turn with a tongs..this should wilt in 5to ten minutes..if there is a ton of water you can uncover and boil off the excess being careful not to let it dry and burn..Next sprinkle with a bit of lemon juice and add the meat of 3 or 4 green olives chopped..the better the olives the better the dish..I like not mine too salty so I prefer sweeter lye cured olives, available in gourmet markets. olives should be chopped up roughly. Mix into the greens and set aside to eat later..If you can its best to serve room temperature.
Then for lunch I added a bit of roasted turkey breast and a few tiny stone ground whole wheat crackers with a bit of wonderful goats milk chevre from Catapano Dairy on the North Fork of Long Island http://www.catapanodairyfarm.com/ This dairy is well known for having great goat's milk cheeses which I believe in moderation are good for you.
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