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    How to Harvest and Store Swiss Chard

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    Harvest Swiss chard when the leaves are tender and big enough to eat. Swiss chard is ready for picking 30 days after sowing if you want baby leaves. Harvest chard 45 to 60 days after sowing if you want full-sized leaves with a thick midrib. Related articles: When to harvest Swiss Chard Kitchen Helpers from […] More

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    Five Ways to Cook and Serve Swiss Chard

    Swiss chard can be served raw or cooked. Swiss chard leaves have a hearty, yet mild spinach flavor. Swiss chard stalks have a delicate, celery-like taste and crunch. Serve chard greens raw alone or in a mixed green salad. You can also cook chard greens just like spinach. Favorite Swiss chard recipes Chard Soup Made […] More

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    Chard Soup Made Simply

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    Print Chard Soup Author Steve Albert Ingredients Chard soup, like cabbage or lettuce soup, can be made from nothing more than chard, water, and salt, But this recipe is a bit fancier—it adds a couple of eggs, a small onion, and some pepper. Instructions Cut the chard leaves (a bunch or about 1 pound) once […] More