Moroccan Beet Leaf or Swiss Chard Salad (Salade de Blettes)

Moroccan Beet Leaf or Swiss Chard Salad (Salade de Blettes)

Info

Rating
Calories
226.0
Protein
5.0
Sodium
1132.0
Fat
19.0

Description

MOROCCAN COOKS USUALLY MAKE this tasty salad with Swiss chard, but I have seen it also with beet leaves. Eaten all year round, it is prepared by Moroccans on Rosh Hashanah for their Sephardic Seder, when they say a series of blessings over squash, leeks, dates, pomegranates, black-eyed peas, apples, the head of a fish or a lamb, and Swiss chard and beet greens.

Ingredients

1/3 cup peanut, grapeseed, or vegetable oil
2 bunches of Swiss chard or beet leaves with stems, coarsely chopped (about 1 pound)
4 cloves garlic, minced
Salt to taste
1 teaspoon sweet paprika
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon harissa*, or to taste
1/4 cup white vinegar or lemon juice
Freshly ground pepper to taste

Directions

  1. Heat the oil in a medium skillet. Toss in the garlic, sautéing until just fragrant, then add the chard and cook for a few minutes. Sprinkle on a little salt, the paprika, cumin, and harissa, and cook for another minute, stirring. Pour the vinegar or lemon juice into the pan, and cook for another minute, or until it has begun to evaporate. Season with salt and freshly ground pepper to taste. Serve at room temperature.

Tags

    Salad Appetizer Quick & Easy Rosh Hashanah/Yom Kippur Swiss Cheese Paprika Sugar Conscious Vegan Vegetarian Pescatarian Dairy Free Wheat/Gluten-Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added Kosher
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