Easy Swiss Chard Recipe with Lemon, Quinoa, Fried Capers and Olives

A skillet of a vegan Swiss chard sauté with quinoa, lemon, capers and olives.

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Easy Swiss Chard Recipe with Lemon, Quinoa, Fried Capers and Olives

Easy Swiss chard recipe, sautéed with lemon, quinoa, capers, and olives. This makes a perfect weeknight vegetarian main dish or side dish for the meat eaters at the table.

Prep Time10

Cook Time15

Total Time25

Course: Vegetarian Dinner

Cuisine: Any

Keyword: easy Swiss chard recipe, vegan Swiss chard dish

Servings: main dishes

Calories: 477.6kcal

Author: Susan Pridmore

Equipment

Chef's knife
Large skillet

Ingredients

1 cup cooked quinoa
2 bunches Swiss chard about 3 cups when cooked
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons capers
2 tablespoons sliced green olives
8 garlic cloves minced
3 tablespoons Italian parsley coarsely chopped
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 teaspoons lemon juice
¼ teaspoon dried red pepper flakes
¼ teaspoon kosher salt or to taste (⅛ teaspoon table salt)
¼ teaspoon freshly ground pepper

Instructions

Cook the quinoa if you don't have any on hand. (Go to the link for instructions on making perfect fluffy quinoa.)
Remove the leaves of the Swiss chard from the central stems and slice the stems into 1-inch long pieces. Stack the leaves on top of each other, and slice into 2-inch wide pieces.
Heat the olive oil in a large sauté pan over medium heat, and add the Swiss chard stems and cook for 5 - 7 minutes or until they soften and begin to crisp. Add the capers, olives, and garlic, and cook for another minute. Add the parsley and cook another minute before adding the chard leaves. Cook until partially wilted.
Add the cooked quinoa, butter, lemon juice, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper. Toss and cook for 2 - 3 minutes.
Serve warm.

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