chard/spinach

Aqui · chard/spinach

please help me think of something interesting to do with chard and spinach....

needs to be low in calories and vegetarian.

i usually make quiche or add ricotta and make lasagne, but can't now (unless you know a low cal version!)

Jellycat

Have a look on here Aqui

http://www.justvegetablerecipes.com/index.html

I use it a lot when I feel like a vegetable based meal (as opposed to cheese/soya based)

This one looked particularly nice...

http://www.justvegetablerecipes.com/veg-0029990.html

I can't help with chard recipes I'm afraid - as far as I'm concerned, it's only good for the compost heap Laughing

Kathy

Make some savoury rice, wrap it up in the leaves and either bake it as it is or make some sauce to pour over it then bake. You can use any combination of grains and vegetables, yummy!

Cabbagepatch

Kathy, we have enough spinach growing to sink a battleship and that recipe sounds delicious.

Guess what we're having tonight! Very Happy

Jellycat

Aqui - I saw this and thought of you! This is in October's Country Kitchen magazine, which arrived yesterday:

Swiss Chard & Onion Tart

2 small onions, finely closed
11oz (300g) chard, leaves separated from stems and roughly chopped
2oz butter
6oz shortcrust pastry
3-4 tbsp creme fraiche
Parmesan
Thyme
Seasoning

Gently fry the onions and a little thyme in butter for about 10 minutes without colouring.

Meanwhile, blanch the chard stems until tender. Remove stems and blanch the remaining leaves briefly before refreshing under a cold tap and squeezing to remove as much water as possible. Add the chard to the onions and reheat, mix and season. Spread the mixture on a circle of pre-baked shortcrust pastry.

Sprinkle with chopped olives, parmesan and a few dabs of creme fraiche and bake in a hot-ish preheated oven (220c 425f gas7) for about 15 mins