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Originally Posted by senior citizen

Here is a recipe from "Complete Idiot's Guide to Plant Based Nutrition"

COLLARD GREENS WITH BEANS AND BARLEY

A delightful blend of textures, sweet and pungent flavors and bright colors of this staple dish will keep you thinking about seconds.......

4 1/2 cups water
1 large bunch collard greens, rinsed and chopped
1 large yellow onion, chopped
2 large cloves garlic, minced
2 TB whole grain oat flour ?? (wonder if you could use regular flour)
3 cups vegetarian broth
1 FIFTEEN OZ. can cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
1/4 tsp. fresh ground black pepper
4 1/2 cups cooked barley

1. In medium pot over medium high heat, bring 4 cups water to a boil.
Add collard greens and blanch for 1 or 2 minutes or until cooked down and starting to darken in color. DRAIN.

2. In a separate large pot over medium heat, saute onion and garlic in remaining 1/2 cup water for 5 minutes or until onion is translucent.

NOTE: I would use olive oil, but then that's me.

3. In medium bowl, whisk together oat flour and vegetable broth and add to the onion mixture. Bring to a boil. Add cannellini beans and black pepper. Reduce heat to low and simmer, stirring, for 1 minute.

4. Add blanched greens (collards) and cooked barley, and simmer, stirring frequently, until flavors are melded and nearly al liquid is absorbed for 1 minute....

Yields : 6 cups
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes

Serving size: 1 1/2 cups

400 calories per serving
0 mg cholesterl
4 g. sugars
2.5 g. total fat
570 mg. sodium
15 g. protein
0 g. saturated fat
84 g. total carbohydrates
171 mg calcium
0 g. trans fat
19 g. dietary fiber
4 mg iron

A very strange recipe to me who was born and bred in the south where collard greens was a staple! Can't wait to try it!