What do you "do" with Swiss Chard?

[Pster]

Is it a cabbage? Is it more like lettuce?

Can I juice it?

(hmmmm...why did I buy it again??:confused:)

ty!:)

[Adrianne]

If you saute some butter or olive oil, the swiss chard and some mushrooms. until cooked. Then add some chopped garlic, saute garlic until you smell the garlic. Remove from heat and add the cheese of your choice.

I use this as a side dish or add it to scrambled eggs. You can also add it to soups and casseroles like spinach just make sure you remove the stem it can be crunchy.

Adrianne

[Colleen]

Chard is ueber healthy; we eat it at least once or twice each week. It's in the same family as spinach and beets, so that gives you an idea of the flavor. I have no idea whether or not you can juice it; I don't own a juicer, but I imagine just about anything can be juiced, can't it? I wouldn't want to drink chard juice, though; that just...eeewww, does not sound good.

I chop it and saute it lightly in olive oil, salt & pepper. I like to add a touch of tahini or soy sauce. Don't overcook it! Or just cook it lightly and add to a stir-fry or pasta dish with a handful of cheese. Also, you can toss a bit in with a soup for some added nutrition.

[PrairieAir]

I didn't see the whole thing because I was just flipping channels while Closing Bell was on commercial. From what I saw, she chopped it and maybe sauteed it with some other veggies and served it all over spaghetti. Other things I remember seeing in the final dish were diced tomatoes, onions, and roasted pine nuts. Maybe the recipe is online?

[Nancy in MI]

I wash it, cut it (not too small), throw it into a saute pan with hot oil and minced garlic and cover it. When it's wilted I call it done. I eat it with butter, salt and lemon juice. Yum! I use leftovers (which we almost never have) in scrambled eggs or omelets.

I also throw some into our smoothies with some blueberries to disguise the color.

:)

[kalanamak]

Red swiss chard is like really nice beetgreens.

[Jane in NC]

About eight yars ago a certain CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) group to which I subcribed had a seasonal bounty of chard. Every week I received a big bundle of it in my box so I had to figure out what to do with it. As other posters have said, it is wonderful sauted with garlic--I add ginger and sesame oil. Eventually I used chard wherever one could use spinach or cabbage: in quiche, stuffed with lentils and rice, or in calzone. My son had decided that he didn't like chard, but since he liked spinach I called this green stuff "spinach". One day he was merrily chomping away at his fake spinach (i.e. chard) calzone, when I slipped and mentioned the chard. If you could have seen the look on his face when he realized that his mother had been deceiving him!

After that season of chard, I shied away from it for a bit. Now he eats it when I buy it, but loves to remind me of the time that I lied to him.

By the way, subscribing to a CSA was a marvelous experience that opened the doors to new foods being used in new ways. I heartily recommend it.

Jane

[Sara R]

We grew it in our garden. We used the stalks in place of celery. Worked well. We used the leaves like we would spinach.

[RoughCollie]

Glad to hear it. We are joining an organic CSA this year and I am very much looking forward to all those fresh, healthy veggies.



By the way, subscribing to a CSA was a marvelous experience that opened the doors to new foods being used in new ways. I heartily recommend it.

Jane

[Lady Katherine]

I hear you are supposed to eat it, but I'm skeptical. :p

[Deb in NZ]

Swiss Chard is called Silverbeet in NZ. My dc & dh LOVE it. Me...well my pot I cook Swiss Chard in only holds 4 servings. ;) I cook it as my dmil does---wash it, slice it thin, put it in a pot with an inch or so of water with a bit of fresh mint on top, cover, bring it to a boil for 1-2 minutes & add a cube of butter & turn off heat. Let the greens steam for about 10 minutes. We slice up both the stalk & the leaves. We have it growing in the garden year round. I couldn't imagine buying it. It is very good for you.

Blessings,

[Pster]

I had no idea .....sounds yummy!
I picked it because it just isn't one of those usual vegetables I buy.... you know how you get in ruts of what the family likes? etc etc ..... so I'm going to try new things - or things I don't typically buy - and we'll see how everyone likes them!

I will be cooking it tonight if all goes well - thanks for the recipes!