Description

Looking for fresh Swiss chard recipes? This colorful Mediterranean salad is loaded with crunchy vegetables, chickpeas, herbs, and lemony dressing.

Ingredients

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4-6 cups shredded young chard, cut or torn into small pieces
1 red pepper - thinly sliced
4 radishes- thinly sliced ( or sub-grated carrots or beets)
1 cup English cucumber - sliced ( or try shaved fennel)
6 cherry tomatoes- cut in half
1 avocado- sliced
1/4 cup red onion, thinly sliced
1/4 cup kalamata olives- optional
1 cup cooked chickpeas (optional)
1 cup chopped Italian parsley ( or sub half cilantro, basil or mint)
1/2 cup optional crumbled goat cheese or feta, more to taste
1/4 cup toasted pepitas (or slivered almonds)
optional sprouts- I'm using sunflower sprouts

Lemony Dressing:

2-3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
1 -2 finely grated garlic cloves
1 teaspoon honey (or other sweeteners)
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

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Instructions

Prepare the Swiss chard: Wash and dry the leaves to remove any dirt or grit. Remove the leaves from the stems, then chop or tear them into bite-sized pieces. Very thinly slice the tender chard stems (or save these for veggie stock or soup)
Assemble: Place the Swiss chard in a large bowl with the remaining salad ingredients. Feel free to add the feta or goat cheese. Using goat cheese will make the salad a little creamy- I love this.
Dress: Whisk together the lemony dressing, pour some over the salad, just enough to coat the leaves well. Adjust salt and pepper to taste. For spice, add a pinch of chili flakes!
Finish: Sprinkle with toasted pumpkin seeds and optional sprouts.

Notes

Swiss Chard varies greatly in flavor, salt level, and bitterness, so taste after tossing and adjust as needed. Feel free to sub or incorporate other greens.

This salad is best served right after it is tossed. Leftovers will keep up to 1 day in an airtight container in the fridge.

Nutrition

Serving Size: 1 ½ cups
Calories: 332
Sugar: 12.3 g
Sodium: 335.6 mg
Fat: 20.1 g
Saturated Fat: 2.9 g
Carbohydrates: 34.3 g
Fiber: 11.5 g
Protein: 8.2 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg