Sautéed Chard

homegrown chard

Ingredients:

* small yellow onion
* garlic (2 large cloves)
* chard (5 mid-sized leaves)
* cherry tomatoes (5)
* black pepper
* vegetable oil

Small dice half of the onion. Mince the garlic. Wash the chard leaves thoroughly. Chop the chard leaves and stems. Slice the cherry tomatoes into eighths.

3rd grader carefully cutting chard and cherry tomatoes

Turn the burner on medium-high. Pour 2 teaspoons of vegetable oil to a frying pan, and let it heat up. Begin sautéing the diced onion. After a few minutes, add the minced garlic. A minute later stir in the chard leaves and stems. Sauté these ingredients for about five minutes.  Toss in the cherry tomatoes last. Sprinkle in a pinch of black pepper. Stir and serve.

sautéed chard

This dish is enough to make two servings. Add more of each ingredient to make sautéed chard for the whole family. :)