Chard, and how best to cook it...

[dim]

another recipe (tangy but tasty)

boil the chard with some chopped onion and potato ... mash when the potato is soft

make a dressing of extra virgin oil and fesh lemon juice, salt and black pepper and drizzle over ... serve hot

[Two_Sheds]

We won't eat it plain, it has to be smuggled into a curry or a stew or something

http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ard_61778.html

[binley100]

I steam the leaves but chop and add the stems into the water below .

[eirish]

Chard pizza.

The crust is one of the best we've found and the seasoned oil is brilliant.

[Patchninja]

What I did last night. I cooked the shredded chard in a little oil with a splash of water and some finely sliced garlic until it was cooked. I boiled some new tatoes and sliced them. In a mini mixer, I plonked a couple or red peppers from a jar, some anchovies, some capers, some garlic, some tomato paste and some home-made fromage frais and whazzed it up.
In a gratin dish, layered the chard, tatoes, paste, repeat, cover with grated cheese and bake. It was surprisingly good!

[Goldcrest]

Swiss chard recipes for the freezer

Absolutely loads of Bright Lights!
I've been giving bags away, but neighbours are starting to avoid me

I don't mind freezing leaves and stalks (which I do separately), but has anyone got some ideas for variations - soup, casseroles, side dishes?

[Bren In Pots]

Goldcrest here's an older thread with lots of chard recipes. :-

http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ard_66899.html

[Goldcrest]

Cheers Bren - much appreciated.

[Raybon]

Make a chickpea curry, using a good curry paste if you like, then add sliced chard leaves for last few minutes of cooking. Healthy, delish!

[Goldcrest]

Thanks Raybon - it's never occurred to me to use chickpeas in a curry - (usually chickpea and tomato soup). It's curry night tomorrow, so I'll give it a go

[horticultural_hobbit]

You can also use it for onion bhajis

[taff]

chard and ricotta canneloni...

[Scarlet]

Why not just blanch, bag and freeze as is?

[Alison]

Why not just blanch, bag and freeze as is?

Because the OP is already doing that (although not sure they're blanching, I never do) and wanted alternatives


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[Scarlet]

Because the OP is already doing that (although not sure they're blanching, I never do) and wanted alternatives

Hmm.. Should read the post as well as the thread header!