**Savory Swiss Chard Stir-Fried with Feta Cheese: A Medley of Flavors**
Embark on a culinary journey with our delightful Swiss chard stir-fry, where the vibrant flavors of Swiss chard, savory feta cheese, and a symphony of spices come together to create a dish that is both nutritious and delectable. This versatile recipe offers three variations to tantalize your taste buds: a classic version for purists, a spicy rendition for those who crave a kick, and a vegan option for plant-based enthusiasts. Prepare to be enchanted by the tender crunch of Swiss chard, the tangy zest of feta, and the aromatic blend of spices. Get ready to stir up a flavor sensation that will leave you craving more.
EASY SWISS CHARD STIR FRY
A delicious side dish that needs three ingredients and five minutes to cook. A great way to add vegetables to a weeknight's dinner.
Provided by Maggie Zhu
Categories Side
Time 10m
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- To prep the swiss chard, cut off the stems and chop the leaves into 1-cm (1/2-inch) pieces. Chop the leaves into 4-cm (1.5-inch) pieces. Separate the stems and leaves.
- Heat oil in a cast iron pan (or wok, or a heavy skillet) until hot. Add garlic. Stir a few times until fragrant.
- Add the chard stems. Cook and stir a few times until they start to soften.
- Add the leaves. Quickly stir a few times. Add sugar and swirl in soy sauce. Immediately stir to mix well. Cook and stir until the chard turns tender. Transfer to a serving plate immediately to stop cooking.
- Serve warm or at room temperature as a side dish.
Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 123 g, Calories 61 kcal, Carbohydrate 6.2 g, Protein 2.4 g, Fat 3.7 g, SaturatedFat 0.7 g, Sodium 392 mg, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 2.3 g
BRAISED SWISS CHARD WITH CURRANTS AND FETA
Categories Garlic Side Braise Sauté Vegetarian Quick & Easy Feta Currant Dried Fruit Winter Healthy Chard Gourmet Pescatarian Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added Kosher
Yield Makes 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Cut stems and center ribs from chard, discarding any tough parts near base, then cut stems and ribs crosswise into 3/4-inch-thick slices. Coarsely chop leaves.
- Cook garlic in oil in a 4-quart heavy pot over moderately low heat, stirring occasionally, until pale golden, 1 to 2 minutes. Add chard stems and ribs, salt, and pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, 4 minutes. Add currants and cook, stirring, until plump, about 1 minute. Add chard leaves and water and increase heat to moderate, then cook, covered, stirring occasionally, until leaves are tender, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in feta.
RED CHARD WITH FETA AND TOMATOES
This delicious vegetable dish with chard and tomatoes is simmered in a hearty sauce with garlic, cream, and feta cheese. Tastes great as a vegetarian main with some crusty bread.
Provided by ulli999
Categories Side Dish Vegetables Tomatoes
Time 30m
Yield 2
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat and cook onion and garlic until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add chard stems and cook until softened, about 5 minutes.
- Place chard leaves in pot, cover, and simmer over low heat until leaves are wilted, about 8 minutes. Season with vegetable stock, salt, and pepper; stir in tomatoes and feta cheese and cook until feta starts to melt, 2 minutes. Pour in cream and heat for another 2 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 495.5 calories, Carbohydrate 20.9 g, Cholesterol 132 mg, Fat 41.6 g, Fiber 5.6 g, Protein 14.9 g, SaturatedFat 23.2 g, Sodium 1227 mg, Sugar 9.5 g
ROASTED SWISS CHARD WITH FETA
This method of cooking chard was given to me (in very few words) from an organic farmer who was selling the first chard we ever bought. We tried it and could not believe how delicious this was. Delicious! Double this recipe if you are a large family of veggie eaters.
Provided by XANDISMOM
Categories Side Dish Vegetables Greens
Time 45m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet with olive oil.
- Toss the chard stems and onions in a bowl with 1 tablespoon olive oil. Season with salt and pepper to taste, and spread onto the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake in the preheated oven until the chard stems have softened and the onion is starting to brown on the corners, about 15 minutes. Toss the chard leaves with 2 tablespoons of olive oil, salt, and black pepper. Sprinkle the leaves over the stem mixture, then scatter the feta cheese over top.
- Return to the oven, and bake until the stems are tender, the leaves are beginning to crisp, and the feta is melted and golden, about 20 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 190.1 calories, Carbohydrate 6.8 g, Cholesterol 25.2 mg, Fat 16.3 g, Fiber 1.5 g, Protein 5.5 g, SaturatedFat 5.7 g, Sodium 439 mg, Sugar 3.4 g
FRITTATA BITES WITH CHARD, SAUSAGE, AND FETA
Provided by Tori Ritchie
Categories Milk/Cream Egg Nog Egg Appetizer Breakfast Brunch Bake Sauté Cocktail Party Low Cal Feta Sausage Chard Party Bon Appétit Sugar Conscious Kidney Friendly Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added
Yield Makes 20
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325°F. Spray 8 x 8 x 2-inch glass baking dish with nonstick spray. Bring large pot of salted water to boil. Add Swiss chard and cook just until wilted, about 2 minutes. Drain. Finely chop chard, then place in kitchen towel and squeeze dry. Set chard aside.
- Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion to skillet and sauté until soft, 4 to 5 minutes. Add sausage and sauté until brown and cooked through, breaking up with fork, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from heat and cool.
- Whisk eggs, cream, salt, and pepper in large bowl to blend. Add chard and cooled sausage mixture, then feta; stir to blend. Transfer mixture to prepared baking dish.
- Bake frittata until set in center, 45 to 55 minutes. Transfer baking dish to rack and cool frittata 15 to 20 minutes. Place platter atop dish with frittata. Using oven mitts, hold baking dish and platter firmly together and invert frittata onto platter; place another platter atop frittata and invert again so that frittata is right side up. Cut frittata into 20 pieces. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Place frittata pieces on rimmed baking sheet. Cover and chill. Rewarm in 325°F oven until heated through, about 10 minutes.
- Transfer frittata pieces to platter. Garnish each piece with parsley; serve warm or at room temperature.
SAUTEED SWISS CHARD WITH PARMESAN CHEESE
Lemon and Parmesan cheese season this simple, tasty recipe for Swiss chard on your stovetop!
Provided by DannyBoy
Categories Side Dish Vegetables Greens
Time 25m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Melt butter and olive oil together in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Stir in the garlic and onion, and cook for 30 seconds until fragrant. Add the chard stems and the white wine. Simmer until the stems begin to soften, about 5 minutes. Stir in the chard leaves, and cook until wilted. Finally, stir in lemon juice and Parmesan cheese; season to taste with salt if needed.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 165.3 calories, Carbohydrate 4.9 g, Cholesterol 17.5 mg, Fat 13.4 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 2.3 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, Sodium 202.4 mg, Sugar 1.4 g
SWISS CHARD FRITTATA
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Breakfast & Brunch Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Tomatoes: Preheat oven to 325 degrees. In a 9-inch pie plate, place tomatoes and garlic cloves. In a small bowl, whisk together olive oil, balsamic vinegar, thyme, light-brown sugar, and salt. Drizzle over tomatoes and garlic and bake in the oven until tomatoes are wilted and caramelized, 40 to 45 minutes. Set aside.
- Frittata: Increase oven temperature to 425 degrees, with the rack in the upper third of the oven. Lightly beat eggs in a large bowl with a whisk. Season with salt and pepper; set aside.
- In a 12-inch nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add onions, season with salt and pepper, and cook, stirring, until tender, 12 to 15 minutes. Reduce heat to medium and add the stems of the chard; cook until tender, 3 minutes. Add the chard leaves and stir to combine. Cook until wilted, about 1 minute. Pour egg mixture into skillet. Cook, using a heatproof spatula to gently stir and push eggs from edges to center of pan so runny parts run underneath, until eggs begin to set, about 2 minutes.
- Scatter cooked tomatoes on top of the frittata and evenly distribute feta cheese on top. Transfer frittata to oven and cook until top is set and has puffed slightly, about 15 minutes.
- Gently run a spatula around the edges and underneath the frittata and carefully slide out of the pan onto a cutting board. Slice into wedges and serve hot, warm, or at room temperature.
STIR-FRIED SWISS CHARD AND RED PEPPERS
This is particularly beautiful if you can find rainbow chard, those multicolored bunches with red, white and yellow stems. Slice the chard crosswise in thin strips. If the pieces are too thick, they'll be tough.
Provided by Martha Rose Shulman
Categories dinner, easy, quick, weekday, one pot, main course
Time 20m
Yield Serves three to four
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- In a small bowl or measuring cup, combine the soy sauce, rice wine or sherry, and the sesame oil. Combine the salt, pepper and sugar in another small bowl. Have all the ingredients within arm's length of your pan.
- Heat a 14-inch flat-bottomed wok or 12-inch steel skillet over high heat until a drop of water evaporates within a second or two in the pan. Swirl in the oil by adding it to the sides of the pan and tilting it back and forth. Add the garlic and ginger, and stir-fry for no more than 10 seconds. Add the chard, and stir-fry for two minutes, until the leaves wilt. Add the red pepper and spring onion or red onion. Turn the heat to high, and stir-fry for one minute, or until the pepper begins to soften. Add the salt, pepper and sugar. Toss together, and add the soy sauce mixture. Stir-fry for two to three minutes until the chard leaves are tender and the stems and red peppers are crisp-tender. Stir in the cilantro, and serve over cooked quinoa, rice or rice noodles.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 97, UnsaturatedFat 5 grams, Carbohydrate 9 grams, Fat 6 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 3 grams, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 463 milligrams, Sugar 3 grams
SWISS-CHARD AND FETA PASTA
Briny capers and anchovies and salty feta offset the sweetness of the orange juice and dried currants perfectly in this Mediterranean-inspired pasta dish.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Seafood Recipes
Time 30m
Yield Serves 4 to 6
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add pasta; cook 2 to 3 minutes less than according to package directions. Reserve 1 cup liquid, then drain.
- Meanwhile, in a large, straight- sided skillet, heat oil over medium-high. Add capers; cook until crisp, 1 to 3 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer to paper towels.
- Add garlic, anchovies, and zest to skillet; cook until garlic is fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir in chard stems and currants; cook 2 minutes. Add orange juice; cook until evaporated, 30 seconds. Stir in chard leaves, season lightly with salt and pepper, and cook until stems are tender and leaves are just wilted, about 3 minutes. Transfer mixture to a bowl.
- Combine reserved pasta water, 1/2 cup feta, and pasta in skillet. Cook, stirring, until pasta is cooked through and feta has melted into liquid, about 3 minutes. Add chard mixture; toss to combine. Fold in another 1/2 cup feta. Serve, sprinkled with capers, pine nuts, and remaining 1/2 cup feta.
SWISS CHARD WITH LENTILS AND FETA CHEESE
Make and share this Swiss Chard With Lentils and Feta Cheese recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Paris D
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 50m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat until shimmering. Add the onion and garlic, season with salt and pepper, and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes.
- Add the lentils, stir to combine, and add the chicken broth. Increase the heat to high and bring to a simmer. Reduce the heat to low and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the lentils are just tender and the water has evaporated, about 30 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside.
- Meanwhile, trim the ends from the chard stems and discard. Cut off the stems at the base of the leaves and slice the stems crosswise into 1/4-inch pieces. Place in a small bowl and set aside. Stack the leaves, cut them in half lengthwise, then coarsely chop into bite-sized pieces; set aside.
- Heat the remaining tablespoon of oil in a large frying or straight-sided pan over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add the reserved chard stems, season with salt and pepper, and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes.
- Add the chopped chard leaves, measured salt, and measured pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until wilted, about 2 minutes. Stir in the red wine vinegar and reserved lentil mixture until evenly combined. Remove from the heat and allow to cool slightly, about 3 minutes.
- Sprinkle in the feta and stir to combine. Taste and season with salt and pepper as needed. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 306.8, Fat 11.5, SaturatedFat 3.9, Cholesterol 16.7, Sodium 614.4, Carbohydrate 35.4, Fiber 16.5, Sugar 3.5, Protein 16.9
Tips:
- Choose fresh Swiss chard: Look for Swiss chard with crisp, deep green leaves and firm stems. Avoid any leaves that are wilted or yellowed.
- Wash the Swiss chard thoroughly: Swiss chard can be gritty, so it's important to wash it thoroughly before cooking. Rinse the leaves and stems under cold water, and then shake them dry.
- Chop the Swiss chard into even pieces: This will help the chard cook evenly. Cut the stems into 1-inch pieces and the leaves into 2-inch pieces.
- Use a high-heat cooking method: Swiss chard is a hearty green that can withstand high heat. Stir-frying or sautéing are both good options.
- Add a little acid: A splash of lemon juice or vinegar can help to brighten the flavor of the Swiss chard. You can also add a pinch of red pepper flakes for a little heat.
- Serve Swiss chard with a sprinkle of feta cheese: Feta cheese is a classic pairing for Swiss chard. It adds a salty, tangy flavor that complements the bitterness of the chard.
Conclusion:
Swiss chard is a versatile green that can be used in a variety of dishes. It's a good source of vitamins and minerals, and it has a slightly bitter flavor that can be balanced with other ingredients. Whether you're stir-frying, sautéing, or braising Swiss chard, these tips will help you create a delicious and healthy meal.
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