In Season: Greens and Asparagus, Early-to-Mid Spring

In Season: Greens and Asparagus, Early-to-Mid Spring

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In Michael Pollan’s In Defense of Food, he explains that you can often follow the ripening of a certain vegetable northward, thus eating the exact same thing,

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Ingredients

  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 2 tbs olive oil
  • zest of 1 lemon, plus 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons honey
  • 1/4 tsp. Red pepper flakes
  • 1-1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • black pepper to taste (couple grinds)
  • 3 small heads bok choy, sliced (about 2-1/2 cups)
  • 1 small bunch kale chopped (about 1 cup packed)
  • 1 small bunch chard, chopped tough stems removed (about 1 cup packed)
  • 2 large green onions, sliced thinly (about 1/3 cup)
  • 1 cup asparagus tips

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