Monday 26 November 2012

Juicy, crunchy, leafy Mangold

PhotobucketMangold, otherwise known as swiss chard or silverbeet, has been my latest food infatuation. This green, luscious vegetable is not only unanticipatedly juicy and delicious, but also widely considered to be one of the healthiest and most nutritious plants. Out of curiosity and want for discovering new recipes, when I saw organic mangold at the supermarket, I bought one, knowing of its highly regarded nutritional value. What I didn't know was that it was so tasty that I would be munching away at the raw leaves while cooking and felt almost sorry when they were wilting in the hot pan. Next time: raw mangold salad.

For this meal, I looked in my fridge and cut up some veggies I had. Next, I heated some olive oil in a pan, added some sticks of fresh thyme and a few smashed garlic cloves. When that had nicely sizzled and the oil was very nice and aromatic, I threw in some thinly sliced raw beetroot (I'd never fried beetroot before - they turned out a little raw, so give them plenty of time to cook, think carrots) tomatoes, mushrooms, all at high heat, and last of all, my precious chard. Give it a stir and a sprinkle of salt, and it's done! Who says cooking is tedious?

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And because I can't help putting an egg on everything because I always want to eat egg, here was the finished product - plus a dollop of hummus (doesn't really go but who cares)(I also always want to eat hummus) and labane (some sort of mediterranean lemony yoghurt cheese dip), some rucola, and a generous drizzle of good olive oil over everything. My quick Sunday brunch.

4 comments:

  1. hi christabel!
    thank you for your lovely feedback...! *blush* i had to stop by your blog, too, of course. i could eat my screen right now... :)
    keep in touch!
    xo
    scarlett

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  2. Looks good! Not sure if this is an Asian thing but...I love eggs on anything. ANYTHING. Almost. Hope you are well! x

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  3. Can you make a Mango Mangold salad next time? =)

    I heard that it's the skin of the mango that makes people reaction-prone... as it's a relative of poison ivy. If you skin it well... maybe you'll have more luck?

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