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Swiss Chard with Garlic

June1

Delicious as a side dish for just about anything.  Light and tasty.

Ingredient:

  • 1 large bunch of swiss chard, stalks and leaves
  • 2 tbsp of olive oil
  • 2 or 3 pressed garlic cloves
  • 1/4 tsp of chili flakes (or to taste)
  • 1 or 2 tbsp of soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp of lemon juice

Process:

Separate swiss chard leaves from the stems. Chop the stems and set the leaves aside. Saute the stems in the olive oil until they are tender, about 10 to 15 minutes. Coarsely chop the leaves, add them to the pan with the stalks, add the garlic, chili, and soy sauce. When leaves are wilted and tender, remove from the heat ad add the lemon juice. Serve immediately.

Makes about 4 servings.

Variations:

You can use collard greens, mustard greens or kale (or a combination) in this recipe and it turnes out great too.  I’ve also done it “southern” style, where you fry some bacon first, fish it out, and in the bacon fat proceed with the recipe.  Chop the bacon into bits and return it to the pan once the greens are cooked.  Super yum!

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