Apple Chard Salad

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 lbs swiss chard (approximately)
• 5 tablespoons water
• 6 tablespoons cider vinegar or 6 tablespoons wine vinegar
• 2 medium red delicious apples
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• salt and pepper
• 1/4 cup pecan halves

Recipe

• 1 wash and drain chard; trim off tips of stems and discard. finely sliver remaining stems; also finely sliver leaves, but keep separate.
• 2 in a 5 to 6-quart pan, combine stems, 3 tablespoons water, and 1 tablespoon vinegar. place on high heat and stir often until stems are crisp and lighter in color (3-4 minutes). pour from pan into a bowl. (stems may darken slightly on standing.).
• 3 set aside 3 cups of the slivered leaves. rinse pan and add 2 tablespoons water and remaining leaves; stir over high heat just until barely wilted, about 3 minutes. pour from pan and lt cool.
• 4 cut apples in quarters, core, and thinly slice. reserve 4 slices for garnish, then cut remaining apple into thin slivers. mix slices and slivers with 5 tablespoons vinegar and oil. to hold until next day, cover stems cooked leaves, raw leaves, and apples separately; chill.
• 5 to serve, mix stems, raw and cooked leaves, and slivered apples together n a bowl; season to taste with salt and pepper. sprinkle salad with pecans and top with apple slivers. to transport, cover and carry in an insulated chest.