Swiss chard recipe with garlic
Delicious stir fry swiss chard recipe with garlic and pinenuts. Perfect as a quick side dish or make it into a main by adding some protein.
Swiss chard recipe with garlic
I love all things with Swiss chard. It’s one of those vegetables that is perfectly easy, can be made in a flash and is delicious and crunchy. Not to mention super healthy too. For some reason it is not easy to find in the supermarkets here, but apparently it is very easy to grow your own. And once you have them going you’ll get a constant supply.
As you can see from the photos I ended up with stalks that were mostly green. Which I did find a bit of a let down as one of the fun things about Swiss chard is that they come in all kinds of colors. From bright red to yellow and anything in between. So why I had to be the one to get the all green stalks… I don’t know. But flavor wise that makes no difference. So if you want to make this Swiss chard recipe, use whatever color you can find!
Super quick
This is one of my favorite go to super quick Swiss chard recipes. It features only a few simple ingredients. Garlic, onion and pine nuts. One thing to know is that in order for the Swiss chard to be cooked properly you need to stir fry it in two parts. First you add the stalks as they are a little tougher than the leaves and stir fry those for a few minutes before adding the leaves.
You don’t actually need to stir fry the stalks for that long. I do like mine to be really crunchy and that’s one of the things I love about this Swiss chard recipe. I also like adding feta to the dish or what about some crunchy halloumi bits to get even more crunch.
Enjoy with…
Now I do like to eat this Swiss chard recipe on it’s own, but that is a fairly light dish. Adding some protein is a good idea. I love it with a large piece of roasted salmon fillet or chicken will work really well too.
Crunchy swiss chard with garlic
Ingredients
- 500 g Swiss chard 500 gr
- 1 onion cut finely
- 2 cloves garlic grated
- 40 gr pine nuts
- 1 tbsp olive oil for baking
- pepper
- salt
How to make the crunchy swiss chard
- Heat the olive oil in a pan and add the garlic and the onions. Bake until soft.
- Remove the stalks from the swiss chard and cut the stalks in small pieces. Roll all the leaves together and cut them as well.
- Stir fry the stalks first, as they need longer and add the leaves at the last minute.
Nutrition Information per portion
Disclaimer
The nutritional values above are calculated per portion. The details are based on standard nutritional tables and do not constitute a professional nutritional advice.
