Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Pretty pretty chard


Hey Kids! Quick, get over to Trader Joe's. They have a bag of yummy chard, chopped already, called "Chard of Many Colors." I was drawn to the product because the name reminds me of a Dolly Parton song I first heard many years ago (I'll bet you can't guess the name of the song). On the back of the bag, they have a decent recipe for cooking this chopped chard of many colors which involves simply sauteeing garlic in some olive oil, then throwing in the chard until it's wilty, adding some broth, and seasoning with salt and pepper. I took it a little further because I added sliced onions to the garlic, increased the cooking time for the chard since it does tend to be more tough than spinach, using vegetable broth and adding a good splash of apple cider vinegar at the end so as to avoid seasoning with too much salt. A little splash of chili peppers is a nice touch too. Delicious!

3 comments:

EmLit said...

Wait, I can't guess the name of the song. What is it? Seriously.

Rainbow chard *is* really pretty, and your recipe (as usual) sounds great. I will give it a try!

SueWho said...

the song is "Coat of many colors." Try the chard! <3

Binx said...

I knew it was "coat of many colors"! i should have grown chard. maybe next year.