Total Time: 10 mins | Serves 4
A delightfully simple sauteed rainbow chard recipe with lemon and garlic. Sauteing chard is the best way to cook it. This method keeps the vibrant red and yellow stalks bright and colourful. Making this 10-minute side dish recipe easy on the eyes and the palate.
Ingredients:
225G rainbow chard
2 Tablespoon olive oil or other neutral oil
½ medium white onion diced
1 clove garlic minced or sliced
1 lemon zest and juice
kosher salt and black pepper
Method:
De-stem greens and separate. Chop the stems into ½ in pieces and the greens into 1 inch pieces.
Warm the olive oil in a high-sided sauté pan over medium heat. Add the onion and stem pieces, cook for 2-3 minutes until slightly soft. Add garlic and cook for 30 seconds.
Add the green leaves, stir until wilted. About 3 minutes. Deglaze the pan with the lemon juice, cooking 30 seconds.
Remove from heat, salt and pepper to taste, and serve with lemon zest on top.