Simple Saute For Chard

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 lbs swiss chard, cleaned and coarsely chopped
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon salt, to taste
• 1 teaspoon pepper, to taste
• 1 lemon, juice of

Recipe

• 1 wash chard by gently submersing in cool water several times.
• 2 remove the stems from leaves and chop stems into 1 inch pieces. set aside. stack the washed leaves and roll them in to a long scroll. using a sharp knife, cut the scroll in quarters.
• 3 heat a skillet or heavy dutch oven over medium-high heat, add the olive oil and chopped stems and saute for 5 minutes.
• 4 add the garlic and saute for an additional 15-20 seconds.
• 5 add the wet chard leaves, one handful at a time, stirring after each addition.
• 6 after all the leaves have been added, immediately cover the pan with a tight fitting lid and continue cooking over high heat for about 2 or 3 minutes. uncover and cook just until most of the liquid has evaporated (another 1 minute or so).
• 7 squeeze a couple of wedges of fresh lemon over prepared chard, season to taste with salt and pepper and serve immediately.