Brassicas N' Beans

Hey everyone, 
Martin here, going rogue for a second. I just wanted to bring you all a quick tasty recipe that's filling and pretty healthy. It's a hot salad I'm affectionately calling Brassicas N' Beans

Prep time: 15 mins
Serves 1

Ingredients:
1 cup Purple Cabbage
1 cup chopped Broccoli
4 leaves of Collard Greens
dash of Salt
Dash of Pepper
2 Tbsp Balsamic Vinegar 
3 Tbsp Olive Oil
1/2 cup cooked Beans.
2 Tbsp Garam Masala Spice

Okay, so you're going to want to start out by covering the bottom of your cast iron in water. Not deep, I'd say no more than 1/4'' of water. I actually used a smaller, 7'' cast iron for this one. Add the shredded cabbage and turn the heat on high. This will start to steam the fibrous leaves and soften them up a bit. 

After about 4-5 minutes add in the broccoli to begin steaming it as well. Note that if you begin to run out of water do add more otherwise you're definitely going to burn it. 

After another 3 minutes or so add the shredded collards, balsamic, olive oil and the salt n' pepper. Place a lid over the skillet and let the leaves steam for about 2 minutes. At this point there shouldn't be much liquid in the pan but still enough so that you're not going to burn it. It would probably be a good idea to turn down the heat at this point too.

Once your collards are steamed to your liking add the beans and the garam masala. I added this spice because I am pitifully low on other spices but was pleasantly surprised by the outcome. Feel free to add whichever spices you prefer though.

Make sure the beans have a second to warm up and voila, you're ready to go. A light, tasty snack/meal that packs a healthful kick. I might also recommend adding a scrambled egg or two if you're feeling fancy.