Long time no post! Busy times means less time for pictures- not that I haven’t been cooking or baking, but some days there just isn’t enough time to shoot and blog!

After a few days without taking a look at my garden, I went out today and was totally shocked to see how BIG my swiss chard had grown! To me, swiss chard always looks like rhubarb’s long lost brother or something….. well, anyway, I had to make a dish with it! I picked it and noticed that it came with beautiful pink, orange, and yellow stems. A truly beautiful vegetable!

After a quick search on Tastespotting, I came across a recipe for a Swiss Chard + Chickpea Salad with a miso dressing. Oh how I love cooking with miso!! I adpapted the recipe a little bit, replacing brown rice syrup with a small bit of honey and I simply steamed my chard with a small bit of water. I didn’t cook it with oil. Since the chard and chickpeas are not very powerful flavours, the dressing added a nice ZING to the dish. I liked eating this for dinner- it was quick and simple, very healthy, and light for this warm weather we are having! I hope you try it, as it isn’t a typical swiss chard dish!