Spinach & Chard Salad with Baby Reds
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 20 minutes
Serves 2
I love this salad because it incorporates the seasonal leafy green, swiss chard, and baby spinach (my favorite). Dark leafy greens are good sources of folate, as well as legumes, some fruits and fortified grains. It is a simple dinner that satisfies on nights when you don’t feel like spending hours in the kitchen.
6 stems of red swiss chard
2 cups baby spinach
1/2 oz goat cheese
1/4 cup of chopped pecans
8 red pearl onions, chopped
1 tsp of olive oil
6 baby red potatoes quartered
1 1/2 tsp of olive oil
1/2 avocado, sliced
10 grape tomatoes, halved
First, in a small pot roast quartered red potatoes with olive oil over medium high heat for about 10 minutes or until tender. Cover with lid and shake pot occasionally.
Meanwhile, wash swiss chard and remove bottom stems. Layer leaves on top of each other, roll and slice into 1/2 inch slices.
Over medium low heat, sauté onions and pecans for about 5 minutes in 1tsp of olive oil. Reduce heat to low. Toss in chopped swiss chard and baby spinach. Stir and cover with lid, allowing chard and spinach to wilt.
In a large bowl, toss in tomatoes, avocado slices and crumbled goat cheese. Add potatoes and chard and spinach mixture. Toss until evenly mixed and cheese is melted.
Serve alone or with grilled chicken.
Enjoy!
Oh does this look good
Thank you! Your chocolate pate recipe looks sinfully good!
Fast and fresh! I too like using fresh greens in season. With nuts, cheese and avocado… Oh my!
Thank you! After reading your Chinese almond cookie recipe I’ve not got a craving for something sweet…I’ll have to try making a gluten free version.
I never thought of mixing chard and spinach. Great idea! Colorful, tasty AND healthy. Great!
Thank you Rosemary. Lovely post about your mom and the sour cream twists.
Yum! So much nutrition in one dish!
Thank you Tiffany. Just read your stuffed poblanos recipe and they look fantastic. When I was in the store the other day I thought about grabbing some peppers to make something similar.
I never made anything with swiss chard before! This looks amazing:)
Thank you Kankana!
Absolutely wonderful salad A+…:)
Thank you Irena!
That’s a wonderful combination of flavours there! I love the combination of potatoes and strong-tasting leafy greens, it’s one of my favourite things in the world.
Thank you Vibey! Your apricot pie looks delicious!
Thanks! We enjoyed it (probably too much of it).
What a delicious looking salad! Nice job!
~Sarah
Thank you Sarah!
I’m sorry I already ate dinner tonight, I would have made this! Tomorrow for sure, looks fantastic!
If you have it for dinner, let me know how it turns out! I made a variation the other night using pine nuts, slivered almonds, pearl onions and arugula and golden raisins. Delicious!
This looks delightful. I’m really new to goat cheese, so I’m kind of looking for good recipes to try. This looks like a keeper.
Thank you Ang, I love goat cheese — especially in salads and omelets.
Chard, goat cheese, pecans and avocados…..all my favorites. Looks DELISH!
Thank you, I’ve been on a pecan kick lately.
So healthy and good. I’m going to repost this on my blog and credit you!
Thanks Anthony!
I love swiss chard, I love spinach, I love love love goat cheese, I love pecans, I can live with onions and potatoes, so yes yes yes for this recipe!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you form sharing
Thank you Mateja and congratulations on your awards!
This dish is absolutely delightful! I’ve not found many uses for Swiss chard as I wasn’t accustomed to them growing up.
Thank you Hester! This was my first time using Chard and I don’t know why I waited so long to give it try.
Can’t wait to make this one. Sounds sooooo good!
Thanks Molly! Let us know how it turns out.
This looks delicious! I love strong greens, and Swiss Chard (or Silverbeet as we call it) is my very favourite. I feel so virtuous every time I have it! I like the idea of this combination of superfoods – yummy!
I am going to give this a try next week when we all start back to school. It looks like a good weekday dinner! Thanks for the recipe:).
This salad looks full of healthiness and delicious flavours
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