Ingredients
- Serves 4
- 400g Swiss chard (silverbeet)
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves, 1 sliced thinly, 1 cut in half
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 4 thick slices good quality bread
- Lemon wedges for serving
SILVERBEET BRUSCHETTA
Method
- Stem the chard, and wash the leaves, drain well
- Cut the stems in small slices Blanch the stalks in salted boiling water for one to two minutes until tender, add the leaves and cook for a further 1-2 minutes
- Drain the chard and cool down on a tray lined with a clean cloth
- Once cool squeeze out excess water
- Heat up a fry pan and add a drizzle of olive oil, add the thinly sliced garlic and cook gently until it goes a light golden brown and gives off a nutty aroma (about 30 seconds)
- Add the cooked chard (stalks and leaves), and toss together for about a minute
- Remove from the heat, season lightly with sea salt flakes and cracked pepper
- Lightly toast the bread, and rub with the cut garlic
- Toss the chard with the lemon juice and extra virgin olive oil
- Spread over toast and if desired add a little left over roasted salmon and a wedge of lemon
Comments
Thanks to ETTRICK GARDENS for providing the silverbeet used in the demonstration.
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