How to cook chard

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It is a type of hybrid leafy vegetable whose leaves and roots are eaten. This plant is distinguished by its beautiful, bright leaves. These leaves are harvested just before they are fully ripe, and are planted at all times of the year when the fertilizer and water necessary for their growth are available. There are many ways to prepare and cook them, so in this article we will present several ways to cook a healthy dish of Swiss chard leaves.

Swiss chard with olive oil

the ingredients

• Four medium-sized tomatoes, cut into cubes.
• Finely chopped onion.
• A handful of finely chopped parsley.
• A bunch of finely chopped Swiss chard.
• Eight leaves of chopped mint.
• Lemon juice.
• Five tablespoons of olive oil.
• Two cups of canned or boiled chickpeas.
• Small spoon of salt.
• Three cups of water.

How to prepare

• We mix the Swiss chard, mint, tomatoes, parsley, onions, lemon, olive oil and rice, then put this mixture of vegetables on the fire, adding water to it, and reduce the heat when it boils.
• We continue the cooking process for thirty minutes until the vegetables are cooked, and later we add the chickpeas.

Swiss chard stuffed with rice

the ingredients

• Three and a quarter cups of rice.
• A large onion, finely chopped.
• A quarter cup of sunflower oil.
• Two hundred and fifty grams of Swiss chard leaves.
• Five hundred grams of minced meat.
• Small spoon of salt.
• A teaspoon of black pepper.
• Two potatoes cut into slices.

How to prepare

• We wash the rice well several times until we get rid of the largest amount of starch, then soak it in warm water for fifteen minutes.
• Heat the oil in a frying pan over medium heat, then add the chopped onions to it until they soften.
• Drain the rice from the soaking water, and transfer the onions to a bowl with the rice.
• Heat two tablespoons of oil, and cook the meat in the same pan.
• Season the meat with salt and black pepper, and turn it from time to time until it dries.
• Remove the pan from the heat, put the meat with the rice, and mix all the filling together.
• We put two tablespoons of the filling in the middle of the chard leaves, then fold them over themselves, and distribute the potato slices at the bottom of the pot, preferably a pressure cooker, then place the chard leaves in order.
• Pour an amount of water until it covers the Swiss chard leaves.
• Cook the chard over low heat for between thirty and forty-five minutes.

Chard tagine

the ingredients

• Two bunches of Swiss chard.
• One hundred and fifty grams of minced meat.
• One hundred and fifty grams of grated cheese.
• Fifty grams of white cheese.
• A tablespoon of butter.
• A piece of tomato.
• Ten cloves of garlic.
• Five eggs.
• Pinch of salt and black pepper.
• Half a teaspoon of red pepper and cumin.

How to prepare

• We wash the Swiss chard leaves well, then cut them and boil the leaves in salted water or steam.
• Fry the meat in butter in a pan, add salt and black pepper.
• Place the cooked meat in a bowl, add the chard leaves, garlic, salt, black and red pepper, cumin, white cheese, tomatoes, and eggs, and mix well.
• Add half the amount of grated cheese and mix again.
• Place the meat mixture in a greased oven tray, distribute the rest of the grated cheese, and place the tray in the oven for twenty minutes.

Swiss chard soup

the ingredients

• Five hundred grams of Swiss chard leaves.
• One and a half teaspoon of salt.
• ½ teaspoon ground cumin.
• Half a cup of brown lentils.
• Half a tablespoon of flour.
• Medium-sized onion, finely chopped.
• Two and a half cups of hot water.
• Two and a half tablespoons of olive oil.
• A small lemon, cut into slices.

How to prepare

• We wash the lentils well several times, then soak them for an hour in warm water.
• Wash the Swiss chard leaves well, then chop them roughly.
• We put olive oil in a wide frying pan on the fire, leave it until it gets hot, then put the chopped onions and stir until it softens.
• Season the mixture with salt, cumin, and flour, and stir the ingredients well.
• Boil the lentils in a pot over medium heat, then pour an amount of water and leave it until it begins to boil.
• Drain the lentils from the boiling water and return them to the pot with the two cups of water, then add the chard leaves and stir the ingredients well.
• Cover the pot and leave it for twenty minutes on low heat until the chard and lentils are cooked.
• Add the amount of flour dissolved with a quarter cup of water, and stir the ingredients well again.
• Remove the pot from the heat, pour the Swiss chard soup into a serving dish, and garnish with a lemon slice.