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Quelites


Quelites is the Mexican word for a wild greens.  Several greens that fall under this category include Chaya, huauzontles, guajes, and quintonil.

cooked quelites
quelites with onion and garlic
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Substitute for quelites

Alternatives include fresh spinach, chaya leaves, quintonil

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