Bonnies Swiss Chard Recipes

SPICY SWISS CHARD

Steps:

• In a large skillet over high heat, add oil, red pepper flakes and garlic and toast the garlic until golden brown. Add chard and toss quickly. Stir in a splash of white wine. Cook and toss until liquid evaporates and chard is wilted. Add the sugar, season with salt and serve.

SWISS CHARD WITH HONEY-ROASTED GARLIC

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Cut the top 1/2 inch off each head of garlic, exposing the cloves. Set the garlic in the center of a square of heavy aluminum foil. Pour 1 teaspoon of the honey and 1 teaspoon of the olive oil over the garlic, replace the tops, and fold up the sides of the foil to make a package, crimping the top tight. Bake until very tender and golden, 40 to 45 minutes.
• Transfer the baked garlic to a bowl, including all the juices in the foil pouch. When cool enough to handle, remove the garlic heads and carefully pop out the garlic cloves by pushing up from the bottom; try to keep the cloves intact. Add the remaining teaspoon honey and tablespoon olive oil and gently stir to combine.
• Heat a very wide skillet over medium heat, and add the butter and pine nuts. When they begin to sizzle and turn golden brown, add half of the Swiss chard. Cook, stirring, until the greens wilt, a minute or two. Add the remaining chard. Once all of the chard is wilted, season with salt and pepper, and cook until most of the liquid has simmered off, another 2 to 3 minutes.
• Add the honey-roasted garlic to the chard, mix very gently to combine, and serve.

SWISS CHARD WITH GARLIC AND ANCHOVIES

Steps:

• Wash the chard. Cut off the white stalks and trim their ends and any discolored portions. Heat the oil in a covered pan and add the garlic and anchovies, allow this to cook until the anchovies have melted into the oil, about 5 minutes. Cut the chard stalks into 1-inch pieces, blanch them in boiling water and refresh under a cold tap. Drain well, add them to the oil and season with the pepper. Cover and cook gently for 10 minutes. If you wish you may add the chard greens at this stage and cook for a further 3 to 5 minutes or you may wish to use the greens for something else.

SWISS CHARD WITH GARLIC

Steps:

• Remove Swiss chard stems and cut into small pieces. Slice leaves into strips. Set both aside.
• Heat olive oil in a skillet and saute chard stems for 3 to 5 minutes. Add garlic and red pepper flakes; cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Mix in chard leaves, cover, and cook until wilted, about 2 minutes. Uncover, stir and cook for 2 minutes longer. Season with salt and squeeze lemon juice on top.

BAKED FISH W/SWISS CHARD AND LEEKS

Steps:

• Put 2 tbls olive oil in large Pyrex baking dish.
• Rub both sides of fish with oil.
• Season fish with salt and pepper.
• Bake in oven at 375 degrees for 10 minutes.
• (fish is opaque and browned).
• While fish is baking saute Swiss Chard, garlic and leeks in 2 tbls of olive oil until limp.
• Stir in herbs.
• Let simmer for 10 minutes.
• Add one can of tomato sauce and 1/2 can of red wine. Simmer 10 more minutes.
• If sauce looks dry, add the other can of tomato sauce.
• When fish is done, put vegetables and sauce on top.
• Bake in 275 degree oven for 15 minutes.