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Goomba38

wrote:
> OK, my palate is perhaps a bit unsophisticated, but I can't eat bitter
> greens. Just. Can't. (For scale - I ate a single leaf of raw arugula
> last night. Had to wash it down with water.)
>
> Anyway, I think I'll be getting a lot of them in my new-to-me-this-
> year CSA subscription. So... what can I do to make them tasty? Any way
> to tone down the bitterness?

I would say if you're going to use them for salads, use them in a
mixture of greens so that the bitterness you dislike is balanced out
with less strongly flavored greens.

I love escarole with its slight bitterness in soups. Perhaps arugula
would work well for you there?