The most wonderfully delicious Swiss chard tart....
(why yes, I did eat a large portion of it before I remembered to take a picture. You try smelling it for an hour without digging in at the first possible moment... whoopsies!)
The husband and I joined a CSA this summer at a half share.. it's plenty of produce for us each week and kind of fun to see what you get... it's a super fun surprise for a food lover! Last we got some Swiss chard in our box and I had no idea what to do with it. Did a little Google search. Stumbled across a recipe. Changed it up a bit. It was a-m-a-z-i-n-g. Swiss chard is in season now friends, go get some to make this!!!!!! (Ali - I'm bringing Swiss chard and bacon to Spokane to make this for you guys. You will lurve it.)
(adapted from this recipe)
Ingredients:
1 Tbs olive oil
2 large green onions or 6 small ones, white and green parts, minced
1 clove garlic, minced
4 oz (or 6 or 8..whatever) bacon, cut into small pieces
1 1/2 lbs Swiss chard, ribs removed and kept to the side. Mince ribs, tear leaves a bit
1 medium potato (any kind), thinly sliced
3 eggs
1 cup sour cream (use a runnier brand like Darigold or Daisy. Tillamook is too thick for this.)
3 oz freshly grated Parmesean
3 oz shredded cheese (flavor is your choice, I used a Mexican blend)
frozen pie dough (or fresh pie dough, if you are so inclined to make it. I'm not. I love the Safeway brand frozen pie crusts, they're very yummy)
salt and pepper
* You'll need a spring form pan for this.. pie pans are too short. Or maybe make 2 shallow ones?
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 375. (If you are using a dark colored pie pan, lower temp approximately 15 degrees
- Heat oil in pan and sautee green onions until tender but not soggy, about 3 minutes. Add garlic, sautee for 1 minute. Remove to a plate.
- In the same pan, fry bacon pieces until cooked and crispy. Remove to the plate with green onions, reserve fat.
- Fry Swiss chard ribs in bacon fat until tender. Cover and let cook approximately 5 minutes. Add Swiss chard leaves to pan, toss in bacon grease, and wilt, covered, for approximately 2 minutes.
- Beat eggs with sour cream and season with a pinch of salt and pepper to taste
- In a large bowl, toss green onions, bacon, Swiss Chard, and cheeses to combine evenly. Set aside
- Unroll thawed pie crust and place inside spring-form pan and trim to top of pan. You may need to use 2 doughs to make it completely up all sides of the pan. This is okay.... discard extra crust.
- Place sliced potatoes on crust in one layer
- Top with bacon/Swiss chard/cheese mixture
- Pour egg-yumminess on top
- Optional: sprinkle with a teeny bit of nutmeg, (literally, TEENY bit), pinch of chili powder, and dried oregano
- Bake in oven for 30-35 minutes until middle is set. Remove from oven and let sit to cool. Eat at room temperature.
I'm telling you, friends, this was amazingly delicious and super quick/easy to prepare. It was delicious reheated in the oven for a bit and lasted less than 1 full day in our house....
Enjoy!
KDH.
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