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By Gary Rhodes
Published 1996
Chard is an interesting vegetable, one that is picked like spinach but without throwing the stalks away! It can also be braised or pan-fried as a vegetable, having the consistency of a soft celery. The leaves are like a spinach with a slightly coarser texture and are best cooked in boiling salted water for a minute until tender. They can then be finished in butter and seasoned with salt and pepper. Chard can be finished in the same way as most spinach dishes; however, it doesn’t hold its co