SWISS CHARred By GREEK Dolmades

"This is Swiss Chard season and I find kindly souls give you almost as much of this as they do zucchinis. Well l threw this together for a side dish for tonight's(company is here) dinner - You could also serve it as an appetizer. My apology to the Swiss and the Greek the recipe has never seen either country except as a figment of my imagination. Additional information: I was in my favorite deli and she had just opened a large jar of grape leaves and was going to portion them out so I asked for about a dozen, Made up this recipe as small appetizers, after cooking I served them cold, plain with just lemon juice over them. The grape leaf appies are in the recipe picture"
 
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photo by Bergy photo by Bergy
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Ready In:
45mins
Ingredients:
12
Yields:
16 rolls
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ingredients

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directions

  • Steam the Swiss Chard leaves,stems removed, dash in cold water and open them up on a plate ready for stuffing, you can layer them but it is important to open them fully Cook the rice and set aside.
  • In a skillet sprayed with veggie oil saute the onions, shallot, garlic& mushrooms until they are lightly browned Add the sundried tomatoes, stir well.
  • Add cooked rice.
  • Add pine nuts, stir.
  • Add 3/4 tsp hot spice mix.
  • Fill each leaf with at least a teaspoon of the rice mixture.
  • The amount depends on the size of the leaf.
  • ,turn the side of the leaf toward the top and fold in the sides, roll to make a cigar Place rolled Chard in a lightly sprayed low sided baking dish.
  • Top with Salsa Place in 400F oven for about 12 minutes.
  • Sprinkle with parmesan and allow the cheese to turn golden.
  • Serve hot.

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  1. This was very good now I know what to do with all my swiss chard. think i will freeze some in sauce for winter thanks
     
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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 <embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" allowNetworking="all" allowFullscreen="true" src="http://w615.photobucket.com/pbwidget.swf?pbwurl=http://w615.photobucket.com/albums/tt233/Bergylicious/ABM slideshow/d95d7a18.pbw" height="360" width="480">
 
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