TLC Cooking "Buddy’s Swiss Chard"

Buddy's Swiss Chard

INGREDIENTS

4	bunches Swiss chard, all white or all red, not rainbow; approximately 3 pounds
1/4	cup olive oil
3	cloves garlic, sliced
1	24-ounce can plum tomatoes, mashed
Salt and fresh ground black pepper

PREPARATION:

Wash chard well, stripping leaves from stems; discard stems.
Bring large pot salted water to boil. Blanch chard, 30-60 seconds. Shock in ice water bath to stop cooking. When cool enough to handle, squeeze excess liquid from chard and rough chop.
Heat sauté pan medium. Add oil and garlic and cook over low heat to infuse the oil. Add the tomatoes, salt and pepper. Let cook for about 5 minutes. Then add the chard and season to desired taste. Saute until soft and heated through, a couple of minutes.

This recipe appears in: Italian

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