Nearly 1,000 species of plants with edible leaves are known. Leaf vegetables most often come from short-lived herbaceous plants, such as lettuce and spinach, but also come from some woody plants. The leaves of many fodder crops (e.g. alfalfa, clover, and most grasses) are also edible by humans, but usually only as famine or processed food.

The leaves of many fodder crops are also edible by humans, but usually only as famine food. Examples include alfalfa, clover, and most grasses, including wheat and barley. Food processing, such as drying and grinding into powder or pulping and pressing for juice, may involve these crop leaves in a diet.

Leaf vegetables contain many typical plant nutrients, but being photosynthetic tissues, their vitamin K levels are particularly notable. Accordingly, users of vitamin K antagonist medications like warfarin must limit their consumption of leaf vegetables.

If leaves are cooked for food, they may be referred to in the United States as boiled greens. Leaf vegetables may be stir-fried, stewed, steamed, or consumed raw. Leaf vegetables stewed with pork is a traditional dish in soul food and Southern U.S. cuisine. They are also commonly eaten in South Asian dishes such as saag. Leafy greens can be used to wrap other ingredients into an edible package like a tortilla. Many green leafy vegetables, such as lettuce or spinach, can also be eaten raw, for example, in sandwiches or salads. A green smoothie enables large quantities of raw leafy greens to be consumed by blending the leaves with fruit and water.

The brassicaceae is a medium-sized and economically important family of flowering plants commonly known as the mustards, the crucifers, or the cabbage family. The family contains the cruciferous vegetables, including species such as Brassica oleracea (cultivated as cabbage, kale, cauliflower, broccoli and collards), Brassica rapa (turnip, Chinese cabbage, etc.), Brassica napus (rapeseed, etc.), Raphanus sativus (common radish), Armoracia rusticana (horseradish), the cut-flower Matthiola (stock) and the model organism Arabidopsis thaliana (thale cress).

This family includes important agricultural crops, particularly leafy greens, among which many vegetables such as cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, kale, Brussels sprouts, collard greens, Savoy, kohlrabi, and gai lan (Brassica oleracea), turnip, napa cabbage, mizuna, bok choy and rapini (Brassica rapa), rocket salad/arugula (Eruca sativa), garden cress (Lepidium sativum), watercress (Nasturtium officinale) and radish (Raphanus) and a few spices like horseradish (Armoracia rusticana), wasabi (Eutrema japonicum), white, brown and black mustard (Sinapis alba, Brassica juncea and B. nigra respectively). Even if not specifically grown as leafy green vegetables, the leaves of the majority of these species can be and are consumed.

Outside the brassicaceae, the Amaranthaceae or Amaranth family are a major source of leafy greens worldwide, with the most common and well known species being Spinacia oleracea or spinach. Its leaves are a common vegetable consumed either fresh, cooked or after storage (using preservation techniques like canning, freezing, or dehydration). The taste differs considerably between cooked and raw: the high oxalate content may be reduced by blanching. So common is spinach as a leafy green that it's used as a common substitute for other local leafy greens.

Note that beetroot, a source of both an edible taproot and leafy greens. Beta vulgaris is also a member of the Amaranthaceae family, as is the closely related chard (Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris) which is grown for its edible stems and leafy greens.

In Africa, the leaves of cassava plants and sweet potato plants are widely consumed and leafy greens sourced from the wild are used to supplement the diet in countries across the globe.

The alphabetical list of all the leafy greens-based recipes on this site follows, (limited to 100 recipes per page). There are 3209 recipes in total:

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Steak and Kidney Kebabs      Origin: Britain	Sukuma Wiki      Origin: Kenya	Tacos de Carnitas (Pulled Pork Tacos)      Origin: Mexico
Steak with Prego Sauce      Origin: Portugal	Sukuma Wiki      Origin: South Sudan	Tacos de Carnitas (Pulled Pork Tacos)      Origin: Mexico
Steamed Ground Elder      Origin: Britain	Sumen Plenum (Stuffed Sow's Belly)      Origin: Roman	Tacos de Comida Callejera (Mexican Street-food Tacos)      Origin: Mexico
Stewed Beef in Coconut Milk with Dumplings      Origin: Trinidad	Summer Soup      Origin: British	Tadjine Zdef (Mutton and Cheese Tagine)      Origin: Benin
Stewed Japanese Knotweed and Angelica      Origin: Britain	Summer Vegetable Stew      Origin: Britain	Tagine de Daurade (Tagine of Sea Bream)      Origin: Morocco
Stewed Ox-cheek      Origin: British	Super-speedy Microwave Lamb Curry      Origin: Britain	Tagine of Yam, Carrots and Prunes      Origin: Algeria
Stewed Oxtail      Origin: Zimbabwe	Superkanja      Origin: Gambia	Tagliatelle con gli Stridoli (Tagliatelle with Bladder Campion)      Origin: Italy
Stewed peas and lettuce      Origin: British	Surinaamse kip masala (Surinamese chicken masala)      Origin: Suriname	Tagliatelle con gli Stridoli (Tagliatelle with Bladder Campion)      Origin: San Marino
Stewed pease and lettuce      Origin: British	Surinamese Nasi Goreng      Origin: Suriname	Tahitian Fish      Origin: Norfolk Island
Stewed red cabbage      Origin: British	Suss-Saures Rotkraut (Sweet and Sour Red Cabbage)      Origin: Germany	Taitei cu Varza (Noodles with Shredded Cabbage)      Origin: Romania
Stewed Rhubarb and Angelica      Origin: Britain	Suya Beef Heart Curry with Beans and Wild Greens      Origin: Fusion	Taiwan Pickled Cabbage      Origin: Taiwan
Stewed Shin of Beef      Origin: British	Svíčková na smetaně      Origin: Czech	Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup      Origin: Taiwan
Stewed Taro Leaves      Origin: Palau	Swakop-Spargeltoast (Swakop Asparagus Toast)      Origin: Namibia	Tajin Sibnekh (Chicken and Egg Tagine)      Origin: Tunisia
Stewed Trout      Origin: British	Swazi Babotie      Origin: eSwatini	Tajine de Poulet au Miel et Abricots (Chicken Tagine with Honey and Apricots)      Origin: Morocco
Sticky Asian-style Pork Neck Chops      Origin: Britain	Sweet and Sour Fish Patia      Origin: India	Tajine el Bey (Spinach and Rocotta Tagine)      Origin: Algeria
Sticky Chicken Drumsticks      Origin: Britain	Sweet Cicely and Lemon Drizzle Cupcakes      Origin: Britain	Tam Som (Lao Green Papaya Salad)      Origin: Laos
Sticky-spiced Duck Legs with Plums      Origin: Fusion	Sweet Cicely and Wild Thyme Flavoured Labnah      Origin: Lebanon	Tamarillo and Beef Curry      Origin: Fusion
Stinging Nettle and Wild Garlic Pesto      Origin: Britain	Sweet Cicely Ice Cream      Origin: American	Tamil Nadu Sambar Curry      Origin: India
Stinging Nettle Chips      Origin: Britain	Sweet Coconut Pumpkin with Pandan Leaves      Origin: Kiribati	Tandoori Garlic Chilli Chicken      Origin: Britain
Stir-fried Red Cabbage, South Indian Style      Origin: Fusion	Sweet Dock Pudding      Origin: England	Tandoori Gobi (Baked Tandoori-spiced Cauliflower)      Origin: India
Stir-fried Squid with Herbs and Sea Aster      Origin: Fusion	Sweet Maple Chicken      Origin: Canada	Tandoori King Prawns      Origin: Britain
Stiw Cig Oen Cymreig (Welsh Lamb Stew)      Origin: Welsh	Sweet Potato and Peanut Curry      Origin: Fusion	Tandoori Paste      Origin: Fusion
Stoved Howtowdie wi' Drappit Eggs      Origin: Scotland	Sweet Pumpkin Salad      Origin: American	Tandoori Roast Chicken      Origin: Fusion
Stracotto alla Romana      Origin: Italy	Sweet Woodruff and Marzipan Cake      Origin: Britain	Tandoori Roast Guinea Fowl      Origin: Fusion
Straußencarpaccio (Ostrich Carpaccio)      Origin: Namibia	Sweet Woodruff Schnapps      Origin: Denmark	Tangy Pineapple Cabbage      Origin: Jamaica
Stuffat Tal-Fenek (Rabbit Stew)      Origin: Malta	Sweet-pickled Fiddleheads      Origin: Canada	Tansy Cordial      Origin: Britain
Stuffed Cabbage Rolls      Origin: American	Swiss Chard and Sweet Potato Gratin      Origin: America	Tapenade Monegasque (Monaco-style Tapenade)      Origin: Monaco
Stuffed Hake with Mushroom Gravy      Origin: African Fusion	Swordfish Biryani      Origin: India	Tapioca      Origin: Nigeria
Stuffed Nasturtium Leaves      Origin: Fusion	Székely Gulyas (Székely Goulash)      Origin: Hungary	Tapioca Flour Bread      Origin: Britain
Stuffed Tomato Parcels      Origin: Britain	Szalonnas Savanyu K'pszta (Sauerkraut with Bacon)      Origin: Hungary	Tariwala Murgh (Home-style Chicken Curry)      Origin: India
Sturgeon à la Royale      Origin: British	Szechuan Pumpkin Soup      Origin: China	Taro aux Fruits de Mer (Taro with Seafood)      Origin: Cote dIvoire
Sua Alaisa (Samoan-style Rice Pudding)      Origin: Samoa	Szeged Gulyasz (Pork Goulash with Sauerkraut)      Origin: Czech	Taro Leaf Stew      Origin: Pitcairn Islands
Sudd Danadl Poethion (Nettle Juice)      Origin: Welsh	Ta'amia (Egyptian Falafel)      Origin: Egypt
Suffolk-cured Turkey      Origin: Britain	Tabouleh (Parsley and Bulgur Wheat Salad)      Origin: Middle East

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