The Perfect Spring Greens

Ingredients:

3 large leaves of spring greens, (collard greens)
( you can find these at all large supermarkets eg Sainsburys and ASDA)
2 tbsp Water 
Ground pepper corns

• First break the 3 leaves off the stalk
• Before washing, using a chopping board place all the leave on top of one another and slice length ways and width ways into small pieces
• Fill up a large salad spinner with water and wash all the pieces thoroughly 
• Drain the water, then spin dry in the salad spinner
• In a large based pan or frying pan (which has a lid) add the water and turn the heat up to medium
• Wait for about 30 to 60 seconds for the pan and water to heat up
• Put all the prepared spring greens into the pan and stir with a wooden spoon to coat all the leaves
• Then turn the heat down if necessary and cover with the lid
• Wait for about 1 minute
• Then stir again, the leaves should start to turn bright green, cover
• Wait for another 3 minutes, this time stirring about every 30 seconds
• Remove from the heat 
• Add the ground pepper
• Serve immediately with any dish