Swiss Chard Tzatziki

Healthy,Please!'s Note:

This is a great way to use swiss chard and a great alternative to the traditional tzatziki. I found this recipe at Simply Recipes.

• Total Time: 25 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 cup swiss chard, leaves, finely chopped (remove ribs)
• 1 garlic clove
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup plain fat-free yogurt
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice, freshly squeezed
• cayenne

Directions:

1. Fill half of a 2 quart saucepan with water and bring to a boil. Add chopped chard leaves and cook for about 3-5 minutes or until tender. Strain the chard to remove all excess hot water once cooked. Place chard in a bowl of ice water.
2. In a bowl, grind the garlic and salt into a paste using the back of a sturdy spoon.
3. Place the yogurt, chard, garlic/salt paste, olive oil, lemon juice, and a small dash of cayenne pepper into a medium sized bowl.
4. Serve with bread, pita, crackers, latkes, or almost anything else.

Reviews

[BriannaLynn]

Thanks for this recipe! I have lots of chard and this was a delicious way to use it--and so easy, too.This is a keeper.

[Bippie]

Wonderful! Made for PAC fall 2007. I hate cucumbers so I've been looking for a new tzatziki sauce for a long time. This was really great. I thought I had swiss chard but on second look it was really beet greens. Worked great anyway. I chopped the leaves really fine in my food processor, so step one wasn't necessary. I added 2 cloves of garlic and followed the rest as written. Just great flavor. This will be my standard sauce. Thanks!