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 3031 recipes in total:

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Catalan Spinach Salad      Origin: Andorra	Charred Spicy Salsa      Origin: America	Chicken Balti      Origin: Britain
Cauliflower Roti      Origin: India	Chasni Sauce      Origin: Britain	Chicken Balti without Base Gravy      Origin: Britain
Cauliflower, Mushroom and Carlin Peas Curry      Origin: Britain	Chebeh Rubyan (Prawn Balls)      Origin: UAE	Chicken Benachin      Origin: Cameroon
Cavolo Agra (Cabbage with Bacon and Fennel Seeds)      Origin: Italy	Chebeh Rubyan (Prawn Balls)      Origin: Oman	Chicken Bhuna      Origin: Britain
Cawl Berw Dŵr â Thatws (Watercress and Potato Soup)      Origin: Welsh	Chebeh Rubyan (Prawn Balls)      Origin: Iraq	Chicken Bhuna Masala      Origin: Britain
Cawl Daandl Poethion (Nettle Soup)      Origin: Welsh	Chebeh Rubyan (Prawn Balls)      Origin: Qatar	Chicken Broth      Origin: American
Cawl Letysen (Lettuce Soup)      Origin: Welsh	Chebeh Rubyan (Prawn Balls)      Origin: Saudi Arabia	Chicken Ceylon Curry      Origin: Britain
Cawl Llysiau'r Gaeaf (Winter Vegetable Soup)      Origin: Welsh	Chebeh Rubyan (Prawn Balls)      Origin: Kuwait	Chicken Chana Dhal (Chicken with Lentils)      Origin: India
Caws Gafr gyda Betys a Llysiau Gwyllt (Goat's Cheese with Beetroot and Wild Herbs)      Origin: Welsh (Patagonia)	Chebeh Rubyan (Prawn Balls)      Origin: Bahrain	Chicken Chasni      Origin: Scotland
Cayman Callaloo Soup      Origin: Cayman Islands	Cheesy Curried Butter Beans with Quick-pickled Onions      Origin: Australia	Chicken Chettinad      Origin: India
Cayman Conch Chowder      Origin: Saint Lucia	Chefy Umngqusho (Chefy Samp and Beans)      Origin: South Africa	Chicken Curry      Origin: India
Cayman Curry Powder      Origin: Cayman Islands	Chelo Nachodo (Chicken and Chickpea Stew with Rice)      Origin: Afghanistan	Chicken Curry with Coconut Milk      Origin: Seychelles
Cayman Fish Rundown      Origin: Cayman Islands	Chemmeen Achar (Kerala-style Pickled Prawns)      Origin: Britain	Chicken Curry with Greens      Origin: India
Cayman Islands Turtle Stew      Origin: Cayman Islands	Chemmeen Manga Curry (Prawn and Mango Curry)      Origin: India	Chicken Curry with Potatoes      Origin: Malaysia
Cazuela Fiestera (Festival Casserole)      Origin: Ecuador	Chemmeen Pacha Kurumilagittathu (Keralan Green Peppercorn Prawns)      Origin: India	Chicken Curry with Potatoes (FChicken Curry with Potatoes)      Origin: Cocos Islands
Cebollas Guisadas (Braised Baby Onions)      Origin: Spain	Chemmen Roast (Kerala Prawn Roast)      Origin: India	Chicken Curry with Potatoes      Origin: Christmas Island
Celery Sauce      Origin: Scotland	Chertha kozhi kari (Chicken and Cashew Nut Curry)      Origin: India	Chicken Curry with Yams      Origin: Fusion
Celtic Pork and Apple Stew      Origin: Ancient	Cherupayar Curry (Whole Green Lentil Curry)      Origin: India	Chicken Dopiaza      Origin: Pakistan
Ceviche de Atum (Tuna Ceviche)      Origin: Brazil	Chestnut Lasagne      Origin: Britain	Chicken Enchiladas      Origin: America
Ceviche de Atún (Tuna Ceviche)      Origin: Easter Island	Chestnut Stuffing      Origin: Britain	Chicken Florentine Pizza      Origin: Italy
Chłodnik Botwina (Cold Summer Beet Leaf Soup)      Origin: Poland	Chew Dewtirr Kong (Smoked Catfish Stew)      Origin: Gambia	Chicken Gango      Origin: Zimbabwe
Chłodnik Szczawiowy na Serwatce (Sorrel Borscht with Whey)      Origin: Poland	Chibwabwa (Greens, Vegetable and Peanut Butter Stew)      Origin: Zambia	Chicken Ghee Roast      Origin: India
Chabéu de Carne (Meat with Palm Oil)      Origin: Guinea-Bissau	Chicken 65 Curry      Origin: Britain	Chicken in a Hole      Origin: Botswana
Chacarero (Chilean Steak Sandwich)      Origin: Chile	Chicken Adobo      Origin: Philippines	Chicken Jalfrezi      Origin: Britain
Chadian Mouloukhiyé (Jute Mallow Soup)      Origin: Chad	Chicken and Broccoli in a Curried Yoghurt Sauce      Origin: India	Chicken Kali Mirch (Black Pepper Chicken Curry)      Origin: India
Chadian Mouloukhiyé (Jute Mallow Leaf and Beef Stew)      Origin: Chad	Chicken and Ham Escalopes      Origin: Scotland	Chicken Korma      Origin: India
Chakhragina      Origin: South Ossetia	Chicken and Leek Soup with Prunes      Origin: Britain	Chicken Kottu Roti      Origin: Sri Lanka
Chanterelle and Shiitake Black Bean Chili with Sour Cherries      Origin: American	Chicken and Lentil Soup      Origin: Britain	Chicken Machboos      Origin: Bahrain
Chanterelle and Spinach Pie      Origin: Britain	Chicken and Noodle Soup      Origin: Fusion	Chicken Machboos      Origin: Oman
Char-grilled Bream      Origin: Britain	Chicken and Peanut Thai Curry      Origin: Thailand	Chicken Machbous (Chicken Machboos)      Origin: Iraq
Char-grilled Seaweed Ice Cream with Wasabi      Origin: Britain	Chicken and Prawn Koftas      Origin: Britain	Chicken Makhani      Origin: Bangladesh
Char-grilled Turkey with Cheesy Pockets      Origin: Britain	Chicken and Pumpkin Laksa      Origin: Fusion	Chicken Mappas      Origin: India
Char-grilled Venison Steaks      Origin: Britain	Chicken Balti      Origin: Britain
Charquicán (Traditional Chilean Stew)      Origin: Chile	Chicken Balti      Origin: Britain

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