Name: Creamed Tetragonia (New Zealand Spinach)
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 2 medium scallions (green onions), halved lengthwise and thin-sliced; ⅔ cup heavy cream; 1 pound tetragonia; ¼ teaspoon kosher salt; ¼ teaspoon dried tarragon, crumbled to powder

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Vegetables from Amaranth to Zucchini

By Elizabeth Schneider

Published 2001

About

Thick, soft tetragonia absorbs cream while it retains its special succulent density; it does not “deflate” like other greens. Although there is a hint of okra, the general effect is of creamed spinach with more distinct leaves and bouncier body.

Ingredients

1 pound tetragonia
⅔ cup heavy cream
2 medium scallio

Method

Strip leaves from tetragonia stalks. Nip off terminal sprigs and any buds. Discard large stalks. Swish leaves and buds in several changes of water; drain.
Drop into a large pot of boiling salted water. Return to a full rolling boil. Drain.
Combine cream, scallions, salt, and tarragon in heavy saucepan and bring to a boil. Add drained leaves. Reduce he