Serving Ideas

Chard can be eaten raw or cooked. When tender and fresh, the raw leaves are delicious in salads. Cooked chard is good warm or cold. It can be cooked whole, or the stalks and leaves can be cooked separately.

The stalks are prepared like spinach or celery and may be served with a Mornay or hollandaise sauce or with vinaigrette.Chard is a good substitute for Chinese cabbage in sautéed dishes, they can be added to soup or ragouts. Chard leaves are prepared much like spinach , with with they are interchanged in most recipes.