Swiss Chard Pizza
What you will need
2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 1/4 pounds onions, diced
1 teaspoon thyme leaves, chopped (fresh if possible)
2 garlic cloves minced
1/2 pound shredded destemmed swiss chard
1 14" pizza crust (a great recipe is here by the Brown Eyed Baker)
1/2 cup of grated Parmesan
3/4 cup ricotta1 egg yolk
Give yourself about 30 minutes with the oven at 500*. Heat your olive oil in a large cast iron skillet over medium heat. Toss in your onions and cook them down until they are nice and tender. Add the thyme, garlic and a good hefty pinch of salt, lower your heat and cook another 10-20 minutes until the onions are a nice golden brown. Remove and set aside.
Wash your chard and destem. Put a pot of water, on the stove salt it and set it to boil. Prepare an ice bath in another bowl. Blanch your chard for a minute or two, then quickly get it into the ice bath. Drain thoroughly and dice. Mix into your onions along with the cheeses and egg yolk.
Prepare your pizza dough, making sure you get a pie about 14" across, then spread your cheese mixture, leaving enough space at the edge for the crust to rise.
Bake for 10 - 15 minutes until the crust is nicely browned.
Eat. Enjoy.
Love chard (especially the rainbow variety which it looks like you have, too). I would never have thought of this pizza recipe. Thanks and good luck on house 2.0.
ReplyDeleteOh, that rainbow chard IS pretty! And great idea to use ricotta!
ReplyDeleteI love this idea so much! I have chard from the garden and leftover ricotta (and would you believe it, a leftover egg yolk too!)
ReplyDeleteSo happy your chard leaves from the garden are free of holes :)
I am a HUGE swiss chard fan, though I never thought of putting it on pizza, so smart! Oh, and I <3 your shark pizza cutter. :)
ReplyDeleteGreat pizza idea, looks delicious. I will need to try this.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful pizza! I have been getting LOADS of greens in my weekly CSA box and this will be a great way to put them to good use. Bookmarking this to try soon.
ReplyDelete(it should be noted my BF loves your pizza cutter)
ReplyDeleteNow, on to the comment :D We have a ton of swiss chard coming in beautifull this year and I am looking for things to do with it. I've never tried it before! This looks like a great place to start.
That looks amazing, and delicious, and I MUST get one of those pizza cutters! Never would have thought to put chard on pizza, but I like it!
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