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!
Hey Koko, it looks yummie! recently, i made a rainbow swiss chard soup with chickpeas & lentils in it!
Great minds think a like,…
hahahah,…I didn’t post it yet but soon I wil,..
Ooh that sounds great Sophie! I’ll look forward to that- I love soup, annnnd I have so much swiss chard left in the garden!
I have been looking for a way to enjoy swiss chard and your recipe looks great!
Thank you Karine! It was a really nice change- I normally just steam it!