Sautéed greens with butter, olive oil, garlic and a little lemon juice simply SCREAMS classic, fresh and delicious!
It’s such a wonderful fall side dish and goes well with anything from pasta to chicken to short ribs.
Cooks Note: I’ve tried to take the butter out of the recipe but it can’t be done…it really adds a nice flavor to this yummy dish! Let me repeat that: seriously, don’t “skinny” this recipe; it’s not worth sacrificing the taste! Enjoy!
Swiss Chard: A Healthy Fall Side Dish
Ingredients:
- 1 ½ tbs. butter
- 1 ½ tsp. olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves, diced
- A pinch of crushed red pepper
- 2 bunches swiss chard, stems trimmed, leaves torn.
- ½ lemon, juiced
- Salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
- Melt butter and oil in a large skillet of medium low heat.
- Add garlic and dry red pepper, sauté for 1 minute.
- Add swiss chard stems and sauté for 6 minutes then add the leaves
- Sauté for 4 minutes until starting to become tender.
- Add lemon juice to the pan
- Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Ooh!! LOVE THIS!! Swiss Chard is one of those weird veggies that you always want to buy because the bundle of color looks so pretty…but then you don’t know what to do with it! So yummy! Ordering Rainbow Swiss on the VFM this week to try your recipe! YAY! Love how you matched the table cloth with the Swiss Chard foodie shot…not sure if you meant to – but I love it. 🙂
This is delicious! Let me know if/when you try it! Even “Stew,” my three year old ate it right up!