Best Chard Salad Morocco Recipes

CHARD SALAD MOROCCO

Steps:

• Boil the chard in salted water until tough stems can be pierced with a fork. Drain, pressing on the chard to squeeze out water.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet and saute the garlic gently until golden. Add the chard, paprika, cumin, lemon juice, salt and pepper to taste and mix well.
• Cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Let cool. Serve at room temperature or chilled.

MOROCCAN BEET LEAF OR SWISS CHARD SALAD (SALADE DE BLETTES)

Steps:

• 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.

MOROCCAN CHICKPEAS WITH CHARD

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pot over high heat. Add onion and jalapeño and sauté until limp, 3 minutes. Add garlic, ginger, salt, turmeric, paprika, cinnamon, cumin, black pepper and cayenne and sauté until they release their fragrance, about 2 minutes. Add tomato paste and sauté for another minute, until darkened but not burned. (If tomato paste looks too dark too quickly, lower heat.)
• Add fennel, chard stems, carrot and turnip and continue to sauté until vegetables start to soften, about 10 minutes. Add chickpeas and water to barely cover.
• Return heat to high if you lowered it and bring to a simmer. Partly cover pot, lower heat to medium low, and simmer for about 1 1/2 to 2 hours, until chickpeas are softened. Add more water if needed (this should be like a stew).
• Add chard leaves, apricots and preserved lemon to pot and continue simmering until chard is tender, about 5 minutes longer. Season with more salt if desired, and serve garnished with cilantro and reserved fennel fronds.

RADISH, RED ONION AND ORANGE SALAD - MOROCCO

Steps:

• Put the lemon juice in a salad bowl, add the cinnamon and salt, and blend. Whisk in the olive oil.
• Segment the oranges.
• Shave the radishes into wafer thin slices.
• Add the onions, radishes, garlic and oranges to the bowl.
• Toss before arranging the mint leaves on top.
• Serve immediately.

MOROCCAN CHARD & LAMB PAN-FRY

Steps:

• Strip the chard leaves from the stalk. Cut the stalk into batons and roughly shred the leaves. Set aside separately.
• Heat the oil in a sauté pan and fry the lamb for 5-6 mins over a high heat until browned. Add the onion, garlic, chard stalks and spices and continue to cook for 3-4 mins until softened. Pour over the stock and scatter in the raisins, then simmer for 4-5 mins to make a sauce. Wilt chard leaves through the stock, season and serve scattered with pine nuts.