6 Ways With… Rainbow Chard

In a world where kale is hailed as an all-conquering superfood, what has happened to the rest of the seasonal veg? Let's shine a light on the other delights that are at their best this time of year, enter rainbow chard...

If you’re looking to add dark leafy greens to your diet – give rainbow chard a try. It’s fabulously diva-filled name comes from its brightly coloured stems, usually in vibrant purple, red, yellow and orange. If you’ve got green-stemmed chard on your hands then that’s Swiss chard. All varieties are an excellent source of iron, rich in vitamins K, A, and C as well as magnesium, potassium and dietary fibre.

To help get you started on your mission, we’ve rounded up six different ways to prepare rainbow chard.

1. Add it to a miso broth for added richness.

2. Serve it with quinoa, portobello mushrooms and top with a glossy fried egg.

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3. Blitz the leaves into your soup for a super healthy and gorgeous green lunch – don't waste the stems though, chop them up and poach them in the soup for 10 minutes before serving.

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4. Rainbow chard crisps – yes you heard us correctly. If you enjoyed the kale version then give these a go. Preheat your oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6, coat the chard leaves in oil and add salt and pepper, as well as any other spices that take your fancy. Bake for 10 minutes, or until crisp.

5. Heuvos Rancheros (a traditional Mexican breakfast dish where eggs are poached in a spicy tomato sauce) is even better with wilted rainbow chard in the mix.

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6. For a veggie main course, Spanakopita is a buttery, flaky Greek pie – perfect filled with chard and leeks.

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6 Ways With… Rainbow Chard

1. Add it to a miso broth for added richness.

2. Serve it with quinoa, portobello mushrooms and top with a glossy fried egg.

3. Blitz the leaves into your soup for a super healthy and gorgeous green lunch – don't waste the stems though, chop them up and poach them in the soup for 10 minutes before serving.

4. Rainbow chard crisps – yes you heard us correctly. If you enjoyed the kale version then give these a go. Preheat your oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6, coat the chard leaves in oil and add salt and pepper, as well as any other spices that take your fancy. Bake for 10 minutes, or until crisp.

5. Heuvos Rancheros (a traditional Mexican breakfast dish where eggs are poached in a spicy tomato sauce) is even better with wilted rainbow chard in the mix.

6. For a veggie main course, Spanakopita is a buttery, flaky Greek pie – perfect filled with chard and leeks.

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6 Ways With… Rainbow Chard

1. Add it to a miso broth for added richness.

2. Serve it with quinoa, portobello mushrooms and top with a glossy fried egg.

3. Blitz the leaves into your soup for a super healthy and gorgeous green lunch – don't waste the stems though, chop them up and poach them in the soup for 10 minutes before serving.

4. Rainbow chard crisps – yes you heard us correctly. If you enjoyed the kale version then give these a go. Preheat your oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6, coat the chard leaves in oil and add salt and pepper, as well as any other spices that take your fancy. Bake for 10 minutes, or until crisp.

5. Heuvos Rancheros (a traditional Mexican breakfast dish where eggs are poached in a spicy tomato sauce) is even better with wilted rainbow chard in the mix.

6. For a veggie main course, Spanakopita is a buttery, flaky Greek pie – perfect filled with chard and leeks.

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