Chard With Parmesan Recipes

Steps:

• I was amazed to discover how a little Parmesan and butter transforms plain wilted chard. Try it and see.
• Pull the leaves from the ribs of one or more bunches of chard. Discard the ribs (or save them for another dish), wash the leaves, and cook until tender in abundant salted boiling water, 4 minutes or so. Drain the leaves, cool, squeeze out most of their excess water, and chop coarse. For every bunch of chard, melt 3 tablespoons butter in a heavy pan over medium heat. Add the chopped chard and salt to taste. Heat through and for each bunch of chard stir in a generous handful of freshly grated Parmesan cheese. Remove from the heat and serve.

Steps:

• Add the hazelnuts to a small skillet over medium heat. Toast them slowly, shaking the pan often, until lightly browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove them from the skillet, and when they are cool enough to handle, roughly chop the nuts.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and cook the pasta until al dente. Drain it, reserving 1/2 cup of the cooking liquid and add it to a large bowl.
• In a large skillet, heat the butter over medium-low heat. Once the butter begins to foam, add the garlic and use a wooden spoon to stir the mixture constantly until the butter begins to brown and have a slight nutty aroma, about 5 minutes. Add the salt, black pepper, and red pepper flakes. Give the mixture a good stir, and then set it aside to infuse for about 5 minutes longer away from the heat.
• Pour the butter mixture (scraping the garlic, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes) all over the warm pasta. If the pasta feels a bit dry, add a touch of the reserved cooking liquid. Toss to combine and set aside.
• Set the same skillet (without cleaning it) over medium-high heat. Add the chard stems and cook for 5 minutes. Add the chard leaves and continue to cook, tossing the mixture every so often, until the greens begin to wilt and turn bright green, 3 to 5 minutes longer. Add a touch more butter or oil to the pan if it dries out too much.
• Add the Swiss chard and hazelnuts to the pasta and toss it all together. Add the Parmesan shavings and the balsamic vinegar (if you're using it); toss. Taste for seasonings and add more salt and pepper if needed.
• Serve warm or at room temperature.
• Note
• Localize it: You can use kale instead of chard, and any nut will work in place of the hazelnuts. Fresh out of balsamic vinegar? Red wine vinegar or freshly squeezed lemon juice will work.

Steps:

• Melt butter and olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
• Stir in the garlic an onion, cook 30-60 seconds.
• Add chard stems and white wine. Simmer until the stems begin to soften, between 5-7 minutes.
• Stir in chard leaves until they wilt (1-2 minutes).
• Stir in lemon juice, Parmesan and season to taste with salt.

Steps:

• Melt butter and olive oil together in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Stir in the garlic and onion, and cook for 30 seconds until fragrant. Add the chard stems and the white wine. Simmer until the stems begin to soften, about 5 minutes. Stir in the chard leaves, and cook until wilted. Finally, stir in lemon juice and Parmesan cheese; season to taste with salt if needed.

Steps:

• Rip leaves from stems and tear. Parboil or steam in salted water until fairly soft. Drain.
• Spray a non-stick baking dish with olive oil.
• Place chard in the pan and mist lightly with olive oil, then sprinkle with cheese. (If doubling the recipe, make two layers, misting each layer with oil and sprinkling with cheese.).
• Bake about 20 minutes, or until chard is softened and cheese is slightly browned on the edges. Season with fresh ground black pepper if desired and serve hot.

Steps:

• An hour before making the pastry, wrap the butter and chill in the freezer until firm. Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Tip the flour into a large bowl with the salt, stir, then unwrap the end of the chilled butter and coarsely grate into the seasoned flour. Stir everything together using a cutlery knife, then swiftly add 8-10 tbsp ice-cold water, a little at a time, stirring until it starts to clump together. Form into a disc with your hands, adding a little more water if the pastry feels dry. Wrap and chill for 1 hr. At this stage, the pastry will keep frozen for two months.
• Toss the squash with 1 tbsp oil, most of the thyme leaves and seasoning. Arrange on a baking sheet and roast for 15 mins. Heat the rest of the oil and the butter in a frying pan over a medium heat and cook the shallots with a pinch of salt for 15 mins until caramelised. Add the sugar and vinegar, and cook for 3 mins more. Season, then leave to cool slightly.
• Steam the chard leaves in a steamer basket for 3 mins. Tip into a tea towel and squeeze out the excess water. Roughly chop, then mix with two-thirds of the hard cheese and the mascarpone. Season.
• Put a baking sheet in the oven to heat up. Roll the pastry out between two sheets of baking parchment to a 40 x 30cm rectangle. Transfer to a baking tray on its parchment, then peel off the top layer. Spoon over the shallots, leaving a 3cm border. Top with the chard mixture, the rest of the cheese and the squash. Fold the pastry border slightly over the edge of the filling, then brush with the egg wash. Chill for 1 hr. Slide the tray onto the hot baking sheet and bake for 35-40 mins. Scatter over the remaining thyme and the hazelnuts. Serve with a chicory salad.