Chard, and how best to cook it...

[finefencer]

Okay...my five penny worth is this....strip the leaf of and use as spinach.
Steam the ribs until only just cooked...and have a good cheese sauce made with a teaspoon of mustard added...a nice crusty loaf...a nice dry white...and dip your ribs...mm

[TEB]

Thanks but its all been eaten now mind you might grow some more some for some of the ribs with cheese sauce

[WeeGarden]

I used my first chard harvest in a veggie lasagne, along with courgettes and mushrooms to fill it out a bit.

[alanbalan]

Chard Recipies

I'm experiencing a bit of a chard glut and am in need of some inspiration as to what to do with it.

All ideas and suggestions greatly recieved.

Thanks

Alan

[binley100]

You can use it like spinach. Try steaming it or how about a quick stirfry adding a few spices. Experiment I dare you

[Two_Sheds]

Ours goes in stir fries and curries, also the guinea pigs and parrots like it

[Jeanied]

Freeze it in batches like spinach.

[Alison]

Do a search and you'll find my swiss chard pesto recipe - really tasty. Don't have any to harvest at the moment as mine is ickle and I didn't have any over winter but am looking forward to eating it again later in the year.

[Nicos]

I chop it and put it in a quiche with other veg and a bit of bacon.
Rough chopped in soups and stews.
Steamed and rolled in garlic butter and a blob of cream. ( nice served like that on toast with a big squeeze of tom puree mixed in - and a sprinkling of chilli!)

[gypsophelia]

Cook it off in a bit of butter with some mushrooms and asparagus tips, season with salt pepper and nutmeg. Line a tin with puff pastry and then put the mix in when cold, top with a lid and egg wash and bake on 180 until done, this is a 15- 16th century Italian recipe using spinach usually but works just as well with chard. Or cook off the chard with seasoning and when cold mix in some crumbled feta and make a pie with filo pastry- a Greek recipe that uses spinach but just as good with chard.

[katep23]

Chard omlette is lovely - slice an onion and fry until soft (with garlic if you like).
Meanwhile, wilt the chard in a steamer (minus the stalks) for a few minutes then squeeze all the moisture out.
Add the chard to the onions for a minute and then combine with the egg, season and cook for a few minutes on each side.

Sorry it's a bit sketchy but I don't have the recipe to hand and I'm trying to do it from memory!

[sbeneli]

Recipe for Swiss Chard - Trouchia!

Since my Swiss Chard is coming in, I thought I'd share a recipe for it. A friend from Nice gave it to me when I lived in France. It's a bit like a quiche, but denser. You can eat it warm, but it's lovely cold. If you have any nice picnic weather, I suggest making some of this and taking it along!

Trouchia

3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 large red onion, quartered and thinly sliced crosswise
1 bunch chard, leaves only, coarsely chopped
Salt and freshly milled pepper, to taste
1 garlic clove
6 to 8 large eggs, lightly beaten
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
2 tablespoons chopped or torn basil leaves
2 teaspoons chopped thyme leaves
1 cup grated Gruyère cheese
2 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a 10inch skillet. Add the onion and cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until completely soft but not browned, about 15 minutes. Add the chard and continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until the moisture has cooked away and the chard is tender, about 15 minutes. Season well with salt and freshly ground pepper. Meanwhile, mash the garlic in a mortar with a few pinches of salt, then stir it into the eggs along with herbs. Combine the chard onion mixture with the eggs, stir in the Gruyère cheese and half the Parmesan.

Preheat the broiler. Heat the remaining oil to the skillet and when it's hot, add the eggs. Slide the pan back and forth a few times to make sure the eggs are not sticking. Keep the heat at medium high for about one minute, then turn it to low. Cook until the eggs are set but still a quite moist on top. Add the remaining cheese, slide the pan under the broiler and broil until browned.

Serve the trouchia in the pan or slide it onto a serving dish and cut into wedges. The gratined top and the golden bottom are equally presentable.

[flutterby1]

Swiss Chard

Anyone have any nice recipes for swiss chard, have some lovely ones that are too good to pass on to the chickens.
Nothing with pasta though, hubby doesn't like pasta.
Ta

[veggiechicken]

Hello flutterby and Welcome to the Forum.
Here are a couple of links to Chard recipes that are on here.
http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...hia_52135.html
http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ighlight=chard
http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ets_55323.html
http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ies_48268.html

[Alison]

http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...esto_9509.html - tis really lovely