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🍽️ Crunchy Chard with Almonds and Saffron

380 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 800 g chard leaves
• salt
• 2 slices toast bread
• 2 garlic cloves
• 6 tbsp olive oil
• 100 g ground almond kernels
• 50 g raisins
• 1 sachet saffron (0.1 g)
• pepper (from the mill)

Instructions

1. 1. Wash the chard thoroughly and cut it into coarse pieces.
2. 2. Bring water to a boil, add salt, and cook the chard for about 3 minutes (this is called blanching).
3. 3. Drain the chard, rinse it with cold water, and let it drain well.
4. 4. Take the toast slices and remove the hard crust from all sides.
5. 5. Crumble the crustless bread into small, irregular pieces.
6. 6. Peel the garlic clove.
7. 7. Heat half of the oil amount in a pan.
8. 8. Toast the almonds in the hot oil briefly.
9. 9. Remove the almonds from the pan and set them aside.
10. 10. Fry the bread pieces in the remaining pan until briefly crispy.
11. 11. Press the garlic directly over the bread into the pan.
12. 12. Remove the bread with garlic from the pan and set it aside as well.
13. 13. Add the drained chard and the raisins to the pan with the remaining oil.
14. 14. Fry the mixture over medium heat for about 3 minutes.
15. 15. Dissolve the saffron in a small amount of warm water.
16. 16. Add the saffron liquid, the toasted almonds, and the garlic bread to the chard.
17. 17. Heat everything briefly so the flavors combine.
18. 18. Season the dish finally with salt and pepper to taste.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 380
• Protein: 12 g · Fett/Fat: 29 g · Carbs: 17 g