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Stop Wasting Costco Power Greens: Easy Korean Vegetable Side Dish (Healthy Recipe) 🌱 ģ½”ģŠ¤ķŠøģ½” ķŒŒģ›Œź·øė¦° ė‚˜ė¬¼

Writer: Helen ModernPepper
Helen ModernPepper
Mar 18
3 min read

🄬 Stop Wasting Costco Power Greens: Easy Korean Side Dish

Stop wasting your Costco Power Greens—this easy Korean vegetable side dish is the perfect healthy solution.Learn how to turn a big bag of greens into a delicious Korean banchan using a quick blanching method (no stir-frying needed).This simple recipe is nutritious, flavorful, and ready in minutes.

If you’ve ever bought a large container of power greens, you probably had good intentions… but ended up throwing some away.

This recipe will change that.


🌿 Why This Is a Healthy Way to Cook Vegetables

This recipe uses a quick blanching method instead of stir-frying.

šŸ‘‰ The greens are briefly cooked in boiling water, then seasoned lightly.

Benefits:

  • Retains nutrients and natural flavor

  • Uses healthy sesame seed oil

  • Keeps vegetables light and fresh

  • A traditional Korean home cooking technique


šŸ„— What Are Costco Power Greens?

Costco Power Greens typically include:

  • Kale

  • Spinach

  • Chard

These greens are rich in:

  • Vitamins A, C, and K

  • Fiber

  • Antioxidants

šŸ‘‰ This recipe helps you use everything and reduce food waste.


šŸ³ Ingredients ģž¬ė£Œ

  • 1 lb Costco Power Greens ģ½”ģŠ¤ķŠøģ½” ķŒŒģ›Œź·øė¦° 야채

  • 2 garlic cloves 마늘

  • 1 tablespoon 큰술 Salt ģ†Œźøˆ (for blanching ė°ģ¹  물용 ģ†Œźøˆ)

Seasoning 양념

  • 1 tablespoon 큰술 Sesame Oil 참기름

  • 1 teaspoon ģž‘ģ€ģˆ  Crushed Sesame Seed Salt ź¹Øģ†Œźøˆ

  • ½ teaspoon ģž‘ģ€ģˆ  Brown Sugar ķ‘ģ„¤ķƒ•

  • 1 scallion, minced 쪽파

  • ā…› teaspoon black pepper ģž‘ģ€ģˆ  Black Pepper 후추

Garnish ź³ ėŖ…

  • Sesame seeds 참깨


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šŸŽ„ Watch the Full Recipe Video

  • 00:00Ā INTRO ģøģ‚¬ė§

  • 01:18Ā Blanching ė°ģ¹˜źø°

  • 03:34Ā Seasoning 양념

  • 07:19Ā Eating Show / Mukbang 먹방


šŸ‘©ā€šŸ³ Brief Instructions

1. Blanch the greens

Bring water to a boil. Add salt, garlic, and blanch greens for less than 10 seconds.

2. Cool and drain

Immediately rinse in cold water a few times and hand squeeze out excess moisture.

3. Season

Mix with grated garlic, sesame oil, sesame salt, sugar, scallion, and pepper.

4. Finish

Garnish with sesame seeds and adjust to taste.


šŸš Ways to Eat (ģ“ė ‡ź²Œ ė“œģ…”ė³“ģ„øģš”)

English

  • With rice and kimchi

  • As a kimbap filling

  • As a bibimbap topping

  • With seaweed (gim/kim), rice, avocado, kimchi, and ssamjang

Korean

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šŸ’” Final Thoughts

This Korean vegetable side dish is:

  • Quick and easy

  • Healthy and light

  • A great way to reduce food waste

Once you try this method, you’ll never throw away your greens again.



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