It's spring in New England and I'm a little sick of greens already

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My household subscribes to a weekly organic produce box, sourced 100% from local farms. It’s spring in New England so we’ve been getting a lot of leafy greens, because not a lot else is ready for harvest yet.

I’m mildly tired of greens and need new ideas.

We do them “collards style” - a little bacon/salt pork, onion, simmer them until soft.

We do the raw massaged salad method.

We chop them up and put them in soups, in tomato sauce with pasta.

Ideas? Bonus points if the ideas are fairly lean, but I don’t need exclusively lean.
ETA: I currently have kale, collards, chard and dandelion in the fridge.

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I mince greens, saute them in a frying pan with some diced onions, then add two beaten eggs and scramble the lot.

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Many fantastic suggestions inthis thread.

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There’s the kale chip idea - toss them with some oil, give 'em a bit of salt, maybe some pepper flakes, and then pop them in the oven until crispy. I’ve never made them myself, but I have had some a friend made. They’re pretty good, and a fun change. (That said, I don’t know whether they’re something I’d want a lot of. But it’s probably worth trying if you’re running out of ideas for them.)

They were a “thing” like a year ago - should be lots of recipes/methods on the internets.

You already mentioned soup, but the knockoff of Olive Garden’s Zuppa Toscana (sausage/potato) soup uses kale. This one I have made and it’s hella tasty. Again, there’s a bunch of recipes on the interwebs.

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Awesome idea, especially since the husband is a mega-fan of eggs

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Super!!

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I tried kale chips a while ago, and thought they tasted good but left a weird aftertaste. It’s worth trying them again though, thanks!

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Here’s a great sausage, kale & beans recipe - of course you can use any greens interchangeably, IMHO.

Two recipes I tried and really liked from posters to the other thread - this one was indeed insanely good (I found dukkah on amazon) and also stir-frying them in sesame oil as someone else suggested is excellent. Oh, and this was also incredible if you like coconut milk and Thai-inspired food.

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One of my faves for using up a huge pile of spinach is ghormeh sabzi. Don’t skip the dried limes! There are veggie versions too, but I like it best with lamb.

This Greek stew was also a big hit in our house. (And there are quite a few other greens-heavy recipes on that site - I haven’t tried them all yet, though.)

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All on the list! Coincidentally I made dukkah for a party a short while ago and have about a cup left.

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Both look very good - wonder where I will get my hands on dried limes

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Any sizeable Middle Eastern grocery should have them, or you can order online from various places. Or you can make your own (which I’ve never tried because there are half a dozen places where I can buy them within a mile of my place). But it’s not a high-tech process.

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Or go further east and use the greens with some additional stuff to make kimchee, that way they will taste enirely different and you won’t have to worry about eating them for a few months. My roomie made kimchee a couple years back and it was easy as all get out, and she seemed to like it [I think it is a weapon of mass destruction, personally - I won’t go near the shit.]