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Tag Archives: Silver Beet/Chard
Silver Beet and Ricotta Gnocchi
In my Harvest Monday post a couple of weeks ago I mentioned this gnocchi and had a few requests for the recipe. I had a friend over for lunch during the week and took the opportunity to cook it again … Continue reading
Top 5 – Ways with Silver Beet
After talking up the fabulousness of Silver Beet a couple of posts ago I thought it only fitting that it be the subject of this weeks top 5, especially as quite a few people said they didn’t like the stuff. … Continue reading
All the colours of the rainbow – Silver Beet
I’m in a quandary about Silver Beet, or Chard as it is often called. I love it, I find it really versatile to cook with – I use it both for its own sake and as a substitute for spinach. … Continue reading
Its bolting isn’t it?
A while ago when I wrote on Silver beet and Chard a reader commented that her plants last for a couple of years. I took this as a challenge and was determined to get a plant to be productive for at least … Continue reading
Silverbeet with Cannellini Bean Soup
My silver beet seems to be in something of an exponential growth stage – which is fortunate given I seem to have failed to plant enough broccoli this year (actually there may be enough if the purple sprouting ever produces any…). So while … Continue reading
Silverbeet filo triangles
Herbs aside my garden is a bit sparse at the moment in terms of harvestable crops – the main saving grace is my silverbeet which is working really hard to keep up with the rate I am using it. Here is … Continue reading
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Is it spinach, is it silver beet, or is it chard?
The plant: This plant was grown from seeds which called it perpetual spinach, which is a type of silver beet and is also known as Chard or even Swiss Chard. Spinach (as opposed to ‘perpetual spinach’ ) is a completely … Continue reading