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Low GI Blitva: Croatian Greens & Potatoes

Blitva is a simple and yummy Croatian dish consisting of potatoes, greens, garlic and oil. It's simple to make and works great as a side dish, or on its own as vegetarian lunch.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Croatian
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 One generous bunch of silverbeet (washed, white stalk trimmed and thrown away, greens roughly chopped)
  • 4 potatoes (peeled and thinly sliced 1-2 cm) this can be less if carb conscious or more if you want it to be more filling
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tbsp minced garlic
  • pinch of salt

Method
 

  1. Boil a large pot of water with salt until bubbling and boiling
  2. Add potatoes and silverbeet together and cook until potatoes are soft (takes approx. 10-15 mins)
  3. Drain potatoes and silverbeet thoroughly ensuring all water is gone
  4. Put potatoes and silverbeet back in the pot and on very low heat
  5. Add a generous amount of good olive oil
  6. Add minced garlic and stir so the garlic just cooks
  7. Add salt to taste