12 Tasty Ways to Eat More Leafy Greens
When a salad just won’t cut it.
Every year when spring hits, I basically turn into a rabbit. The return of warm weather makes me crave the crunch of a big, fresh salad like nothing else. But by the time summer rolls around, I’ve usually exhausted all my salad cravings, and I need a change of scenery. The thing is, I still want that deliciously healthy, leafy green scenery, but I need a new way to eat it. Enter, spinach frittata, kale pesto, arugula-topped pizza and — well, you didn’t think I was going to give you all 12 ideas right here and right now, did you? Keep reading, rabbit friends.
Add Spinach to a Frittata
Wynn Myers
Jump-start your day with a dose of greens. This easy frittata is served straight out of the pan.
Make It: Spinach and Goat Cheese Frittata
Add Leafy Greens to a Burrito Bowl
Kara Lydon, RD
Burrito bowls are a great weeknight go-to because they’re quick, easy and customizable. Start with brown rice and a healthy bed of leafy greens. Top it off with your favorite Mexican-inspired ingredients and flavors.
Make a Spinach and Purple Kale Pizza
Image courtesy of Anjali Pinto
Yep, you can simultaneously eat pizza, kale and spinach. You heard it here first.
Make It: Spinach and Purple Kale Pizza
Add Arugula to a Breakfast Pizza
More of a breakfast pizza person? Try this egg, tomato and arugula-topped flatbread.
Make It: Arugula-Topped Breakfast Flatbread
Make Green Juice
Drink your greens alongside your morning coffee, and feel like a million bucks by 9 a.m.
Make It: Fresh Green Juice
Try Cooking Asian Greens
Debbie Wolfe
Get out of your spinach-and-kale rut, and try some new flavors. Asian greens are tasty, healthy and easy to prepare.
Make It: Braised Asian Greens
Add Bok Choy to Ramen
Jalynn Baker
Rev up your ramen with the nutritious addition of bok choy and other veggies.
Make It: Ramen Reimagined
Make Pureed Soup
Soup may seem strange as a warm-weather dish, but this Mediterranean variety — which features baby spinach and loads of fresh herbs — can be served hot or cold to accommodate all seasons and preferences.
Make It: Mediterranean Herb Soup
Make a Green Smoothie
Start your day the green way. Bananas, coconut milk and spinach will fuel your body, while natural unsweetened cocoa powder will fool your (chocolate-loving) taste buds.
Make It: Green Smoothie
Add Arugula or Kale to Pesto
Amp up your pesto’s health factor by using kale or arugula instead of basil. Sneaky? Maybe. Delicious? Definitely.
Make It: Arugula Pesto and Kale Pesto
Make Kale Chips
And pretend you’re Jennifer Garner. That’s all, really.
Make It: Kale Chips
Add Spinach to Classic Homemade Hummus
Add a few handfuls of fresh baby spinach to homemade hummus before blending it. This works the same way a spinach-and-fruit smoothie does. The spinach turns your hummus green and adds tons of nutrients, but it doesn’t significantly change its overall flavor.
Make It: Classic Homemade Hummus
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