Yes, you can put anything in a taco. Tacos with greens apparently aren't all that uncommon, though it's not something I've ever seen in a restaurant. Last year I made some breakfast tacos with beet greens and egg, and they were pretty good. Week before last I had some folks over for tacos and end-of-curriculum celebration, and I wanted to have a vegetarian taco available along with the beef and chicken, and also, I needed to use up some of the greens from the week 3 CSA box - along with all the lettuce, there was a bunch of collards. I found this recipe for Braised Greens Tacos on Serious Eats, and decided to give it a try. I used a Vidalia onion in place of the red onion, and blistered the cherry tomatoes for the salsa under the broiler rather than a frying pan. I used water instead of chicken or veggie broth for the braise (I wanted to keep it vegan, and I didn't have veggie broth). I found that I needed about 15 minutes of braising to get the collards to a tenderness I liked. Surprisingly tasty! Also good with scrambled eggs in a tortilla. No pics of an actual taco, but here is the filling in the pan:
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