These culinary chameleons can be braised, sautéed, or enjoyed raw in salads. Here’s how to choose and use them.

The last step is arranging fresh mustard greens around the salmon. The mustard greens add a peppery and slightly bitter and bright flavor, which serves as a nice contrast to the fatty salmon.

Mustard greens’ peppery and slightly bitter notes are balanced against the creamy white beans and rich pappardelle egg noodles, and then accented with the heat of Calabrian chiles and lemon.

Stir in cilantro and season to taste with salt and pepper. Just before serving, toss slivered mustard greens with a squeeze of lemon and some salt and pepper. Place a mound of mustard greens on ...