Image taken from Epicurious
Tried this recipe recently, and really love it! It's very well-received among the guests too, even the kids who ate up the chard happily.
The recipe called for white fish, but it works fine with salmon too.
Do give it a try and let us know how you find the recipe. Share your photos!
INGREDIENTS
- 2 lemons
- ⅓ cup pitted mixed olives, plus 12 whole pitted olives
- 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 3 cups cilantro leaves, finely chopped (about ¾ cup)
- 4 garlic cloves, finely minced (4 teaspoons)
- 1 teaspoon dried red pepper flakes
- 5 very large Swiss chard leaves (or more as needed), tough ends trimmed
- 1½ pounds skinless, center-cut white fish fillets, such as halibut or cod
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more for seasoning
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, plus more for seasoning
- 1 small onion, diced
- 1½ tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1½ cups chicken stock
- ½ cup yellow cherry tomatoes, halved
- Rice, coucous, or other cooked grain
REPARATION
- Finely zest and juice both lemons. Reserve the juice and half the zest. In a small bowl, combine the remaining zest with the olives, 1 tablespoon of the olive oil, 2 tablespoons of the chopped cilantro leaves, 1 teaspoon garlic, and the red pepper flakes until incorporated.
- Bring a small pot of water to a boil over medium-high heat. Use a knife to separate the leaves from the chard stems so you have 2 leaves from each stem. Thinly slice the stems crosswise. Dip the chard leaves in the boiling water for 10 seconds to soften; drain, cool slightly, and pat dry. Cut the fish into 8 equal-sized pieces, season with salt and pepper, and spread 2 teaspoons of the olive mixture on each piece of fish.
- Place 1 piece of fish on a piece of chard and roll it up; use the extra 2 leaves to patch any parts that need extra wrapping. Heat the remaining 3 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring, until tender and lightly golden, 8 to 9 minutes. Add the chard stems with the remaining 3 teaspoons garlic and cook, stirring, until softened, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the flour and cook, stirring, until absorbed, 1 minute. Add the reserved lemon zest and juice with the stock, salt, and pepper and cook, stirring, until the liquid thickens and bubbles, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in most of the remaining cilantro.
- Nestle the fish in the skillet, scatter the tomatoes and whole olives over the fish, reduce the heat to medium-low, cover, and cook until the fish is opaque and the chard can be cut easily, 10 minutes. Serve over the grain of your choice with sauce spooned over the top; garnish with cilantro.
An image of my chard-wrapped fish being cooked. No photo of the end product as we were too hungry to pause for a snap.