Giuliano Hazan

Swiss Chard with Olive Oil and Lemon

Biete all’Olio e Limone

Preparation info
  • Serves

    6

    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      20 min

Appears in
How to Cook Italian
How to Cook Italian

By Giuliano Hazan

Published 2005

  • About

Since the chard stalks take a little longer to cook than the leaves, I hold the leaves back and add them after the stalks have cooked a bit by themselves.

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds Swiss chard
  • Salt
  • 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

Method

  1. Put 1 quart water in a large pot, place over high heat, and bring to a boil.
  2. Separate the leaves from the stalks of the Swiss chard. Cut the stalks into 1½ x ¼-inch strips and cut the leaves crosswise in two or three pieces. Rinse the leaves and stalks separately in cold