Indulge in a culinary masterpiece with our exquisite Rainbow Chard Au Gratin, a dish that tantalizes taste buds and captivates the senses. This delectable dish features tender rainbow chard leaves bathed in a luscious and creamy Mornay sauce, all harmoniously united under a golden-brown crust of bread crumbs and Parmesan cheese. Embark on a culinary journey as we present two extraordinary variations of this classic recipe.
In the first recipe, savor the vibrant colors and earthy flavors of rainbow chard, complemented by a rich and flavorful Mornay sauce. This classic rendition showcases the natural goodness of the chard, allowing its delicate flavors to shine through. For a delightful twist, the second recipe introduces a medley of aromatic mushrooms and sun-dried tomatoes, creating a symphony of textures and flavors that will leave you craving for more. Both variations promise an unforgettable dining experience, whether you're seeking a vegetarian delight or a satisfying side dish to accompany your favorite main course. Prepare to be enchanted as we guide you through the steps of creating this culinary masterpiece.
SWISS CHARD AU GRATIN FRENCH BREAD PIZZAS
Any leftover Roasted Garlic Paste can be used to make Chorizo, Roasted Butternut and Zucchini Chili Pot or Sliced Steak and Mushroom Barley Soup
Provided by Rachael Ray : Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 1h40m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Position a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Remove the stems from the chard but keep the leaves whole. Add the chard to the boiling water (the pot will be packed at first) and cook for 10 minutes. Drain in a colander and run under cool water. Drain again, then wrap the chard in a kitchen towel and squeeze to remove the excess water. Chop the chard.
- Meanwhile, heat the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the flour and cook, whisking, for 1 minute. Whisk in the milk and season with salt, pepper and a little nutmeg. Simmer until the sauce is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. Adjust the seasonings to taste. Stir in 1/3 cup Roasted Garlic Paste.
- Spread half the chard in the bottom of a medium casserole dish. Top with half the garlic sauce and half the cheese. Repeat the layers, ending with the cheese. Bake for 15 minutes. Remove the casserole from the oven and turn on the broiler.
- Halve the bread lengthwise, then cut in half crosswise to make four 12-inch-long pieces. Broil the bread, cut-side up, until charred, about 1 minute. Slather with the remaining Roasted Garlic Paste and top each piece with one-quarter of the chard au gratin. Cut each pizza in half and serve.
- The unbaked chard au gratin can covered be and refrigerated for a make-ahead meal. Bring to room temperature, then bake as directed.
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Arrange the garlic in a cluster on a large piece of foil and drizzle with 1/4 cup EVOO. Wrap up the garlic in the foil to make a tightly sealed pouch. Roast until very tender, about 45 minutes. Let cool, then squeeze the garlic from the skins into a food processor. Add the remaining 3/4 cup EVOO and the honey and season with salt and pepper. Puree until smooth, then transfer to a small container. (Alternatively, you can mash the garlic paste with a fork instead of using a food processor.)
SWISS CHARD AU GRATIN
Provided by Rachael Ray : Food Network
Categories side-dish
Time 45m
Yield 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Arrange the rack in the middle of oven and preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Bring a large pot of water to boil.
- Stem the chard, keeping the leaves whole. Salt the boiling water and add the chard and let wilt. The pot will be packed at first. Boil the chard 10 minutes, drain in a colander and run under cool water. Let it drain and squeeze out any excess liquid in a clean kitchen towel. Chop.
- Meanwhile, heat the butter over medium heat. Whisk in the flour and cook 1 minute, and then whisk in the milk. Season with salt, pepper and a little freshly grated nutmeg. Stir in the roasted garlic paste. Thicken the sauce to coat the back of a spoon and adjust seasonings to taste.
- Layer half the greens in a medium casserole (8 to 10 inches long). Top with half the bechamel sauce and half the cheese. Repeat layers, ending with the cheese. Bake until bubbly and brown, 20 to 30.
RAINBOW CHARD AU GRATIN
I received some rainbow chard from my organic delivery company and had no idea what to do with it, so I went websurfing and found this. Sounds yummy! Recipe: foodnetwork.com Photo source: abercrombieandfeast.com
Provided by Ellen Bales
Categories Other Side Dishes
Time 45m
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- 1. Stem the chard, keeping the leaves whole. Add the chard to a large pot of salted boiling water and let the chard wilt. Boil the chard for 10 minutes; drain in a colander under cool water. Let drain and squeeze excess liquid in a clean towel. Chop.
- 2. Melt the butter over medium heat and whisk in the flour. Cook for 1 minute, and then whisk in the milk. Season with salt, pepper, and a dash of freshly grated nutmeg. Stir in the roasted garlic paste. Thicken the sauce to coat the back of a spoon and adjust seasonings to taste.
- 3. Layer half the greens in a medium casserole dish. Top with half the sauce and half the cheese. Repeat layers, ending with the cheese. Bake in a preheated 400-degree oven on center rack for 20 to 30 minutes, or until bubbly and browned.
- 4. HOW TO MAKE GARLIC PASTE: Remove the skin from garlic bulbs and wash then thoroughly. Put them in a blender with just a little water. Blend on low speed until paste is formed. Remove from blender and use in recipe.
SWISS CHARD AU GRATIN
Ever wonder how the French get their kids to eat their vegetables? They cover them in sauce and cheese! Colourful Rainbow Chard, smothered in creamy Béchamel then covered with cheese and baked. Swiss Chard au Gratin, it's so good your kids won't even care that it's good for them!
Provided by Cori Horton
Categories Side Dishes
Time 50m
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat your oven to 375⁰f (190⁰c). Coat a small baking dish well with non-stick spray or cooking oil.
- Prepare your Béchamel Sauce; in a small pot met your butter over medium heat. When the butter is hot and bubbling, add all of your flour and whisk immediately to combine over medium heat, to make a roux.
- Cook your roux - stirring constantly so it doesn't burn - until it starts to smell like cookies. Now add your cold milk, all at once, and whisk well to combine and remove any remove lumps. Reduce your temperature to medium-low and season to taste with salt, pepper and a dash of nutmeg. Whisk as it simmers to thicken. A perfect Béchamel will coat a spoon well, and if you run your finger through the sauce on the spoon and turn the spoon sideways, the sauce will not run. Once complete, remove from heat and set aside to cool.
- Add approximately two inches of water and a teaspoon of salt to the bottom of a large pot and place it over high heat to come to a boil while you chop your swiss chard. Chop stalks a leaves in about two inch pieces, separating the tougher stalks from the tender leaves. Once water is at a boil, complexly turn off the heat but leave the pot on the element. Now add just the chard stalks to the water and cover with a tight fitting lid. Allow to steam for around 2 - 3 minutes. Now quickly add your swiss card leaves and put the lid back on for another 2 minutes. Remove the lid and turn the chard so that all of the leaves are well wilted, then immediately drain in a colander. Run steamed chard under cold water to cool as quickly as possible.
- This is the critical step in the recipe; while still in the colander press to remove any excess liquid. Then move the wilted, cool chard to the prepared baking dish and press it again. Now hold your hand over the chard and drain of all liquid again. Pour your béchamel over the chard until it's just covered. If you prefer a looser sauce, drizzle in two table spoons of heavy cream (optional, see notes).
- Top with grated Comté cheese and bake at 375⁰f (190⁰c) for approximately 30 minutes, until the swiss chard is heated all the way through, and the sauce and the cheese are bubbling through the top. Serve immediately.
CHEESY CHARD GRATIN
Double cream turns green and flavoursome chard into something super-indulgent - be sure to mop up all the gruyère sauce with some crusty bread
Provided by Barney Desmazery
Categories Main course, Side dish
Time 50m
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/ gas 6. Strip the chard leaves from the stalks, then cut the stalks into sticks. Bring a pan of water to the boil and cook the stalks for 3-4 mins until starting to soften. Then throw in the leaves for a few moments too so that they just wilt. Drain well.
- Mix the cream with the mustard, then toss through the chard with most of the gruyère. Grease a medium gratin dish, spread the chard mix over, then scatter with the remaining gruyère and the parmesan. Bake for 30 mins until bubbling and golden. Serve straight from the dish.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 391 calories, Fat 36 grams fat, SaturatedFat 22 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 3 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 1 grams sugar, Protein 15 grams protein, Sodium 1.4 milligram of sodium
CHARD AND SWEET CORN GRATIN
This is the template that I use for most of my main-dish vegetable gratins. I like gratins hot, warm or at room temperature. I fold the aromatic vegetable filling into a mixture of eggs beaten with milk, salt, pepper and cheese, usually Gruyère, and then add rice or, in this case, corn.
Provided by Martha Rose Shulman
Categories vegetables
Time 1h
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Heat oven to 375 degrees. Oil a 2-quart baking dish or gratin.
- Blanch chard: Bring a large pot of water to a boil while you stem and wash the chard leaves. When the water comes to a boil, salt generously and add chard leaves. (Set aside stems for another use, or discard.) Blanch 1 to 2 minutes, until tender but still bright. Transfer to a bowl of cold water, then drain thoroughly and squeeze out excess water; chop medium-fine.
- Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a medium skillet and add garlic. Cook, stirring, until fragrant, 30 seconds to a minute, then stir in rosemary, thyme and chopped blanched chard. Season with salt and pepper and stir over medium heat until chard is nicely coated with oil, about 1 minute. Remove from heat.
- In a large bowl, beat together eggs, milk and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Stir in chard mixture and Gruyère. Stir in corn and mix well. Scrape into prepared baking dish. Sprinkle Parmesan over top and drizzle with olive oil.
- Bake 35 to 40 minutes, until nicely browned on the top and sides. Allow to sit for at least 10 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 153, UnsaturatedFat 5 grams, Carbohydrate 5 grams, Fat 10 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 11 grams, SaturatedFat 5 grams, Sodium 363 milligrams, Sugar 2 grams, TransFat 0 grams
SWISS CHARD GRATIN
Categories Milk/Cream Cheese Dairy Vegetable Side Bake Christmas Thanksgiving Casserole/Gratin Fall Swiss Cheese Chard Gourmet Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free
Yield Makes 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Melt 2 tablespoons butter and toss with bread crumbs, cheese, garlic, herbs, half of nutmeg, and salt and pepper to taste in a bowl.
- Boil broth in a small saucepan until reduced by half. Add cream and keep warm.
- Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a small heavy saucepan over moderate heat and stir in flour. Cook roux, whisking, 1 minute, then whisk in broth mixture and boil, whisking, 1 minute. Season sauce with salt and pepper.
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Cook onion in remaining 2 tablespoons butter in a wide 8-quart heavy pot over moderately low heat, stirring, until softened. Add chard stems, remaining nutmeg, and salt and pepper to taste and cook, stirring, until vegetables are tender but not browned, about 8 minutes.
- Increase heat to moderately high and add chard leaves and spinach by large handfuls, stirring, until all greens are wilted. Season with salt and pepper.
- Transfer vegetables to a colander to drain well and press out liquid with back of a large spoon. Toss vegetables with cream sauce and transfer to a buttered 12-inch oval gratin or 2-quart shallow baking dish, spreading evenly.
- Top vegetables with bread crumbs and bake in middle of oven until bubbling and topping is golden, about 20 minutes.
LEMON-GARLIC RAINBOW CHARD
I love greens, garlic, and lemon! This blends all three for an awesome-tasting side dish.
Provided by ISISILLUSION
Categories Side Dish Vegetables Greens
Time 25m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Separate the stems of the chard from the leaves. Cut the leaves into thin strips and set aside. Thinly slice the stems.
- Heat the olive oil in a large skillet or pot over medium heat. Stir in the sliced garlic, red pepper flakes, and chard stems, and cook for 3 minutes until the flavor of the garlic mellows and the stems begin to soften. Stir in the shredded chard leaves, cover, and cook 5 minutes over medium-low heat. Stir, recover, and continue cooking until the chard is tender. Toss with lemon juice to serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 219.8 calories, Carbohydrate 8.3 g, Fat 20.7 g, Fiber 2.9 g, Protein 3.4 g, SaturatedFat 2.9 g, Sodium 363.9 mg, Sugar 2 g
Tips:
- Preparing the Chard: Before cooking, wash the chard thoroughly to remove any dirt or debris. Trim the stems and roughly chop the leaves. For a more vibrant color, blanch the chard leaves briefly in boiling water before slicing.
- Choosing the Right Cheese: Opt for a flavorful cheese that will complement the chard's earthy flavor. Gruyère, Parmesan, and Cheddar are excellent choices. For a creamy and rich gratin, use a combination of cheeses.
- Enhancing Flavor with Seasonings: Add a touch of nutmeg, salt, and pepper to enhance the flavor of the gratin. Garlic, shallots, and Dijon mustard can also be incorporated for additional depth of flavor.
- Achieving a Golden Crust: To achieve a golden and crispy crust on top of the gratin, sprinkle some breadcrumbs or grated Parmesan cheese before baking. This will add texture and flavor to the dish.
- Baking Temperature and Time: Bake the gratin in a preheated oven at 375°F (190°C) for approximately 20-25 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and bubbly and the top is golden brown.
Conclusion:
Rainbow chard au gratin is a delightful side dish that combines the vibrant colors and earthy flavors of rainbow chard with the richness of cheese and the crispy texture of breadcrumbs. It's a versatile dish that can be served with various main courses, such as grilled chicken, roasted vegetables, or pasta. This gratin is not only visually appealing but also packed with nutrients, making it a healthy and satisfying addition to any meal. With its ease of preparation and the ability to customize it with different cheeses and seasonings, this recipe is sure to become a favorite among home cooks and food enthusiasts alike.
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