Recipe: Chard with Yellow Raisins And Pine Nuts

CHARD WITH YELLOW RAISINS AND PINE NUTS

1/3 cup golden raisins or currants
Water
2 pounds Swiss chard (1 bunch), stalks removed
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 garlic clove, finely chopped
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted*

Soak the raisins in water for 15 minutes and drain.

Wash and dry the chard. Stack the chard and cut crosswise into ribbons.

In a large pan, heat the butter and the oil and add the garlic and salt. Saute the chard over medium-high heat for approximately 5 minutes or until tender.

Add the raisins and stir in the pine nuts. Salt to taste.

*To toast the pine nuts: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place the pine nuts on a baking sheet and toast for 5 minutes in the oven.

Makes 4 servings
Source: Greens: A Country Garden Cookbook by Sibella Kraus