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Perfect Chard Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Scrumptious / All my dishes 2 years, 2 months ago I love chard, especially rainbow chard and red chard. I think it is gorgeous. That's why I got sick of recipes that started "Trim off stalks and discard..." The stalks are the most beautiful part! But they aren't that tasty if you just steam 'em. Tha... More Prep:5m Cook:30m Servings:2	Scrumptious
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Ingredients

1 bunch chard, preferably rainbow or red chard

1 onion, chopped

2-3 cloves garlic, minced (optional)

1 T. olive oil

salt and pepper to taste

Directions

Wash chard well and do not dry - leave water clinging to the chard.

Cut stalks away from leaves. For quicker prep, just cut stalks from leaves a few inches from where the leaf begins. Or you can cut the leaves entirely from the stalk, if you like.

Slice stalks into thin slices (see photo above for size). You may need to cut vertically down the stalk first if it is very wide.

Heat olive oil in a very large pan. A large pot will do if you don't have a large pan with a lid.

Add onion, garlic, chard stalk bits, and some salt and pepper to the olive oil and saute, stirring occasionally, until stalks are tender and a bit sweet, and onions are just starting to brown, about 20 minutes.

While stalks are cooking, slice chard leaves into large pieces.

When stalks are tender, add leaves to pan. You will have a mountain of leaves that threaten to overflow your pan, so put the lid on for a few minutes and they will quickly deflate.

Once leaves are sufficiently wilted, toss and stir them with the onion, garlic, and stalk bits.

Continue to saute everything until tender and even a little browned, about 10 minutes.

Season with more salt and pepper if needed.

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invisiblechef 2 years, 2 months ago said:
Hi

Beautiful images and great recipe! what is it that you served this recipe with?

Marie

scrumptious 2 years, 2 months ago said:
Thank you so much! I am having such a good time photographing everything I cook. Along with the chard in the photo are a lentil salad with mint and feta and a tamale (a very nice local brand, but I did not make it myself!).

jemison 2 years, 2 months ago said:
Sounds great and I will try it sometime.

softgrey 2 years, 2 months ago said:
Great photo!
looks like a delicious and healthy meal!
totally inspiring...

my mom always made chard like this when i was growing up but she would usually add some chopped tomato from the backyard...

so yummy!...
everyone should eat more chard!....

kukla 2 years ago said:
I want the plate of lentil salad AND the mint and feta, AND the tamale WITH the chard :) Let me know what time dinner is, OK??
Seriously, though, I have not experienced Swiss Chard that much, as I am not too sure what to do with it. Your recipe has most certainly enticed me to try it out very VERY soon :) Thank you for that!

lanijoy 1 year, 4 months ago said:
I know what you mean about the chard stalks. Just tonight I pulled out all my veggies that needed to be eaten and put them in a catchall soup. The bulk of the pot was chard and beet greens, WITH stalks. Later as I ate the soup, I just loved the bites with the stalks. Such a perfect flavor!

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