Sauteed Swiss Chard

OK, so I love my green leafy vegetables, but not having grown up on Swiss Chard, I wasn't really sure how to cook the stuff. But, I am always drawn to it in the grocery store with the pretty colored stalks! 

"Look kids, you can get your green leafy veggies in pink, red, yellow, orange or white. What color would you like to eat tonight?!??"

After quite a few attempts at making this vivid veggie, I've finally come up with a family favorite recipe. My kids raved about it at dinner and my daughter even asked for some to be added to her school lunch box!

So, here's how I made a veggie dish that the kids adoreded:

Ingredients:

2 bunches of Swiss Chard

5 cloves of garlic

2 TB butter

1 TB grapeseed oil

1/4 tsp ground black pepper

2 TB balsamic vinegar

Directions:

Wash the Swiss Chard and pull the leafy part off of the stalks. Chop the stalks up into about 1 inch pieces. Chop up the leafy part into about 1 inch strips. Keep the stalks and leaves separated. Smash the garlic.

In a large Dutch Oven, melt 1 TB butter and the oil. Add the garlic and brown at about medium heat, taking care not to burn it and stirring frequently. Once browned, remove the garlic and add the Chard stalks and saute for about 5 minutes. Add the leafy part, browned garlic and remaining butter and saute an additional 5 minutes. Season with the black pepper and drizzle the balsamic vinegar over the greens before serving.

You will find that the stalks still have some crunch and if you chose colored Chard, it will retain it's beautiful vibrant shades.

Try out this recipe to get the kids to eat their veggies! 

Happy and Healthy Eating!