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Swiss Chard, Stir Fried, with Feta Cheese
"Low cal veggie, High iron. Great with the touch of Feta & Pine nuts. Don't overcook. You can include this in a Chinese meal as an exta vegetable dish"
photo by Ashley Cuoco
- Ready In:
- 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 2 tablespoons pine nuts, toasted to light brown
- 2 tablespoons peanut oil
- 2 medium shallots, chopped finely
- 2 bunches red swiss chard or 2 bunches white swiss chard, rinsed well and torn into 2" pieces
- 1⁄4 cup crumbled feta cheese (Use your favorite Type, cow or goat)
- salt and pepper
directions
- In a wok heat the oil (medium heat).
- Add shallots; stir fry 1 minute or until just beginning to brown.
- Add Swiss Chard, toss and cover.
- Cook 2 minutes.
- Remove cover and cook about another minute.
- If there is any liqiud drain it off.
- Stir in the Feta cheese, cook 30 seconds or until it starts to melt.
- Add Pine nuts and season.
- Serve immediately.
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Reviews
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This was an excellent veggie dish! First, I was a shallot short, but I added some red onion to my shallot and that turned out well. And I cut back on the oil, only finding half as much to be necessary. You didn't say what to do with the stalks of the chard (I assumed they didn't go in), but I didn't want to waste them so I steamed them for 15 minutes and added them with the rest of the chard leaves. And then you know me..I put in more feta than called for!!!! :) This turned out great! The pine nuts were a nice touch, too. Good work, Bergy! You sure you're not an Iron Chef? ;) -
Wow - This was really good! I accidentally bought chard at the market (thought it was rhubarb!) and then searched for a recipe on Recipezaar.com so I could use it. I tried this recipe last week - made it exactly as written only added sun dried tomatoes. What a great dish - fabulous flavor! So, now I'm going to the market to purposefully buy chard. Thanks for sharing such a neat recipe! -
Bergy: I have JUST one questions - WHERE can I find swiss chard?? I tried ALL of our local stores, and since I'd already bought all the ingredients to make this - I finally ended up substituting fresh kale for the swiss chard. I'm unsure if this was even an acceptable substitute, but it was GREAT! I will keep my eyes open for swiss chard...in the meantime, even DH raved about this - and he does NOT like cooked greens of ANY kind! Surprised me - he has already said I need to make it again! I used extra feta cheese (garlic/onion flavored), and of course a few extra pine nuts, since we love them as well! THANK you for sharing! This is a KEEPER! -
excellent dish and very simple to make. I am not sure if my leaves were bigger and therefore took more time to cook, but I continued cooking until the leaves were wilted. Will, MOST DEFINATELY, do again, thanks so much for sharing.
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This is such a great recipe. I frequently get chard as part of my veggie basket from a CSA and I am looking for creative ways to cook it. This was a huge hit with the family. The only substitution I made was I used olive oil because I had it on hand. This will definately be served again.
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Tweaks
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Great and easy, substituted olive oil for the Peanut and garlic for the shallot. will try soon as written except will sub peanuts or something for pine nuts and sub out the feta with something else..... -
This was really tasty Bergy! I used a couple cloves of garlic instead of onions because we ate it with onion-smothered steaks...I also added a bit of salt to the pine nuts while toasting them in the pan. Be sure to make EXTRA pine nuts because they are super when toasted...luckily I had made about five TBS because my wife and I ate at least three TBS while cooking the rest. -
i also subbed olive oil for the peanut oil but will try it next time to see if the flavor changes significantly. even without, it was fantastic. oh, and i didn't have shallots, so i subbed onions instead. the fact that my husband loves this too is a testimony to how good it is--he hardly EVER eats veggies!! -
Bergy: I have JUST one questions - WHERE can I find swiss chard?? I tried ALL of our local stores, and since I'd already bought all the ingredients to make this - I finally ended up substituting fresh kale for the swiss chard. I'm unsure if this was even an acceptable substitute, but it was GREAT! I will keep my eyes open for swiss chard...in the meantime, even DH raved about this - and he does NOT like cooked greens of ANY kind! Surprised me - he has already said I need to make it again! I used extra feta cheese (garlic/onion flavored), and of course a few extra pine nuts, since we love them as well! THANK you for sharing! This is a KEEPER!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Bergy
Small town in the Okanagan, B.C.
On January 10 2010 I will celebrate 9 years of Life with Zaar. I can't imagine being without it! It has become part of my daily routine.
I feel very privileged to be one of the hosts on the Photo Forum. Taking photos of my culinary efforts is a full time hobby and I love it. My friends all know what to expect when they come to dinner "Are you finished taking pictures?" or "Did you get a photo of so & so?" I never let them wait too long and the food is NEVER cold! I now have over 6000 photos on Zaar - some fairly good and some definitely not so good. I am happy to say that practice does help.
My roots are in Vancouver BC Canada - a very beautiful city that holds many wonderful memories for me. In 1990, I decided that for my retirement years I may want to settle in a smaller community and found a slice of heaven in the North Okanagan B.C. I love living here but every once in a while I miss the bright city lights, the Broadway shows and some of the small wonderful ethnic restaurants that Vancouver abounds in. That is easily resolved. I just take a trip to the coast, visit with friends for a weekend see a show and feast on Dim Sum or other specialty foods.
I am getting a bit long in the tooth but was a very adventurous person. I have river rafted Hell's Gate on the Fraser river, been up in a glider over Hawaii (no not a Hang Glider!), gone hot air ballooning in the Napa Valley & the Fraser Valley, driven dune buggies on the dunes in Oregon, Para sailing in Mexico and tried many other adventurous, challenging, fun things. I have yet to try bungee jumping or sky diving. I may do them yet. I love to travel and experience other cultures. Mexco has been a favorite haunt. I have visited that lovely country many many times. Australia is another favorite as is England!
In the past 16 months I have taken off 61 pounds and feel wonderful. I am off all medications and all systems are GO! In years I may be 79 but in spirit I am still in my forties. We are only as old as we allow ourselves to feel. Always think positive. Do something a bit challenging every day & always do something silly every day. Be a kid again! Laugh every day - it is internal jogging.
Here are a few of my photos
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