Given the state of the world this week (and for the near future), I will try to share extra simple and flexible recipes to avoid the temptation and possible frustration of an extra shopping trip for additional ingredients. I have come to love chard in many dishes, but here’s a new one (to me) that I’m excited to try out. Consider all ingredients swappable or optional and tweak the amount to your liking. Let us know how your experiment goes!
Ingredients:
5 cups of chard (and/or last week’s kale, spinach or other dark leafy green), chopped
1/4-1/2 onion, thinly sliced
and/or 2-4 cloves garlic, sliced
1-3 tbs olive oil
1/4 cup golden raisins, traditionally, but try any raisins (or other dried fruit, maybe apricots or cranberries)!
1/4 -1/2 cup toasted pine nuts (or other nuts or seeds, try sliced almonds, walnuts or even peanuts)
1/4 cup hard cider, sherry, or white wine
salt and pepper to taste
Instructions:
Saute onion in oil over medium-high heat for 3 minutes then add garlic and saute for another minute.
Add greens, raisins and liquor, cover and turn heat to medium-low for 2 or 3 minutes
Stir. If not yet to desired tenderness, cover and cook a bit longer.
Add salt and pepper to taste