Easy Italian Red Chard recipe

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Ingredients

3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 onion, very finely chopped
6 tablespoons pine nuts
1 clove garlic, minced or pressed
4 bunches Swiss chard, chopped
2 tablespoons raisins
½ cup dry white wine
1 dash lemon juice
salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Nutrition Info

272.4 calories
carbohydrate: 20.9 g
cholesterol: : -
fat: 17.2 g
fiber: 5.4 g
protein: 8 g
saturatedFat: 2.5 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 527.3 mg
sugar: 8.7 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Heat olive oil in a large pot and cook onion until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add pine nuts and garlic and briefly saute, about 2 minutes. Add chard and saute until slightly wilted, about 3 to 5 minutes. Add raisins, white wine, and lemon juice, cover and cook on low heat until chard is soft and wilted, about 5 to 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

Recipe Yield

4 servings

Recipe Note

I make red chard this way all the time. If you want you can substitute almonds for pine nuts, but I love the taste of pine nuts.

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