RECIPE: Skillet Turnip Greens with Apple and Bacon

Originally published in the Oct. 16, 2013, issue

 

Ingredients:

8 bacon slices

1 pound chopped turnip greens or other greens

1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar

¼ cup thinly sliced Vidalia onion

1/3 cup apple juice

1.5 cups diced apple, such as Gala, Granny Smith or other cooking apple

Salt and pepper to taste

 

Instructions:

 

1. Cook bacon in a large skillet until crispy. Remove from pan and reserve one to two teaspoons of bacon drippings. Crumble bacon and set aside.

 

2. Sauté onion over medium-high heat. Add greens and cook until slightly wilted.

 

3. Add vinegar and apple juice. Cover and cook for 10 minutes.

 

4. Add diced apple, salt and pepper, and cook about five minutes or until tender. Sprinkle with bacon and serve warm.