photo courtesy of eflon

This is a great recipe to keep on hand when you start to harvest chard from the garden or when it arrives in the weekly produce delivery.  I also make this with spinach when I don’t have Swiss chard on hand.

Ingredients

1 large bunch of Swiss Chard

1 1/2 – 2 cups cooked chick peas (Garbanzo beans)  Canned is ok too

1 clove garlic, chopped

1 small onion, sliced

olive oil

salt

Method:

Wash the Swiss chard leaves well to remove dirt and sand.  Cut off the stems and save them for another recipe (coming soon!). Coarsely chop the leaves and place them with 1/4 inch of water in a pot or large sauce pan.  Heat to water to boiling and steam the leaves for 5-8 minutes. Drain well.  In a saute pan, heat the olive oil over medium heat and add the onions and garlic.  Saute for a minute and then add the chard and chick peas.  Reduce the heat and cover, stirring occasionally until it heated through.  Serve hot.

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Swiss Chard