Chard with Mushrooms and Pine Nuts

Simple savory sauteed Swiss chard  with mushrooms

Ingredients:

• 1 bunch Swiss chard
• 6 1/2 ounces crimini  or brown  mushrooms, sliced
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 cup dry Swiss red wine, such as Merlot
• 1 tablespoon fresh summer savory leaves or fresh thyme
• 1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted
• salt and black pepper to taste
• freshly ground  nutmeg, to taste

Method:

1. Rinse chard leaves thoroughly and drain, shaking the water off.
2. Cut stems from chard  leaves and separate; chop stems and set aside, stack chard leaves, roll and shred and set aside.
3. Heat butter in a deep saute pan; add chard stems and mushrooms and cook a couple minutes.
4. Stir in the red wine and cook until it dissipates.
5. Add the chard leaves to the pan, cover with a lid and allow to shrink, about 1 minute.
6. Stir the chard and add the pine nuts, salt, pepper, and nutmeg, cooking and stirring several minutes until the chard is done to your liking.

Serves  4-6

Time: maybe 15 minutes or so