Vegitables and olive oil, a match made in heaven!

One thing I hate about assumptions when dieting is all fat needs to be erased from a diet. If I can preach one thing to dieters is just toss the prepackaged crap, if it's white don't eat it (rice, bread etc) and start to eat things that come from the earth because you will NEVER go wrong getting back to the earths basics.

This brings me to cold pressed olive oil, preferably from Spain. Commit to the idea you will NEVER cook with it again. Not to be confused with using it in your cooking... you'll see. Start to look at Olive Oil in your home as a fine wine to go with dinner. You are no longer going to add it to the frying pan or a casserole dish if you can help it. I admit sometimes I do use it in the oven, but NEVER on top of the stove. Olive Oil should not be fried in my own opinion, it depletes the nutrition and the aromatic flavors that are golden to our taste buds. Why would you boil your glass of wine? The same reason you don't cook down your olive oil.

That being said...

Blanch or steam greens such as green beans, asparagus, zucchini leaves and flowers (yes you can eat them) or what ever kind of green you enjoy. Strain them well so they are not soggy and wet, place them in a nice casserole dish or platter.

chop up a small garlic clove, about 2 cups of raw, organic, baby spinach and cut of about an inch off a leek, if you don't have one, a green onion will do too, I prefer cooking with leeks in the winter because they last longer and have a very strong flavor so they go a much longer way.

Add the chopped ingredients over the top, grind some sea salt over it, if you have some high grade parmigiana cheese (not out of a can lol) grate it over top of your dish and or add almond slivers, raw preferably (another excellent fat) and then pour a good amount of olive oil over top of the whole thing. Don't be too shy with it, this is fat that is good for you! If you are not pounding back cake after this fat will digest and work for you, not against you.

This is a meal on it's own and if you have company coming over who isn't worried about what they eat, serve it with some quality pasta and some oregano.

Again, experiment, and have fun. I also apologize for not having photos, as I am trying to beef up the list of recipes but I am not cooking them at this time. Many I cook in summer when I can have more fresh organic veggies. This year I am growing a garden so I will have tons of photos and recipes. For now I hope you can enjoy!