Simple Chard Gratin; the potager

The chard has been doing well this year. We’ve been alternating between summer squash and chard for the last 2 months or so, ever since I pulled the last of the lettuce. Normally, I have green beans in that rotation…. After the initial bunny attack I had them growing quite well. Then we had the hot weather and they seemed to go dormant. They came back to life and we’re just starting to look good when I noticed that there were no leaves on the bottom half of the stems. Yes, the bunnies, or one bunny, had found a hole under the fence and was eating all the fresh growth as fast as it appeared. I spent the morning searching for, and plugging holes (I found 3) and the beans never recovered. Apparently the bunnies don’t like chard once it’s taller than a few inches. Nice of them to leave me something. Print Simple Chard Gratin This is a quick, easy side dish that works as well with spinach as it does with chard. Author: Katie Zeller Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 30 minutes Total Time: 45 minutes Yield: 2 servings 1x Category: Summer Vegetables Scale 1x2x3x Ingredients 8oz (250gr) chard, leaves and stems chopped 2 shallots, chopped 1/2 tsp paprika 1 tsp oregano 2 eggs 1/2 cup Greek yogurt or sour cream 1/4 cup grated Parmesan 1 tbs Dijon-style mustard 2 tsp olive oil Instructions Sauté the onion, chard stems and paprika in 1 tsp olive oil for 5 minutes, until onion is tender.  Add chard leaves and stir-fry just until wilted.  In medium bowl beat eggs well.  Add yogurt, mustard, Parmesan and oregano.  Mix well.  Add chard / shallot and mix well.  Lightly oil a small baking dish. Spoon in chard and bake at 400F (200C) for 30 minutes or until set.  Remove and serve directly from baking dish. Notes You can substitute other, shredded cheese for the Parmesan Keywords: chard, chard gratin Regarding the potager….. It’s all starting to look rather autumnal: The winter squash leaves are starting to lighten and get yellow and brown around the edges. I’ve pulled 2 of the four summer squash plants as they stopped producing. Today, for the first time in at least 5 weeks I only picked 2 smallish tomatoes I’m pulling the beans next. You can see them there, between the posts. The should be 2 green walls from the ground up. They have surrendered to their fate. I picked 23 acorn squash yesterday. Mon mari was laughing at me as I was in the potager with a small mirror. Acorn squash are ready to harvest when the side touching the ground turns from yellow to bright orange. It’s such a jungle in there I couldn’t really get at them easily to turn them to check. So I slid the mirror under… If it was orange I cut. There are another 10 or so that were not ready. We need to start eating…. It’s going to be a bumper harvest for winter squash I think (hope). Share PinterestFacebookTwitterYummlyLinkedinemail Related