Garlic Toasts With Swiss Chard, Raisins, And Pine Nuts

Recipe Ingredients

2 tablespoons	30ml	Raisins
5 tablespoons	75ml	Extra-virgin olive oil
1		Garlic clove - crushed to paste
1		Garlic clove - minced
20		Baguette rounds, 1/2" thick
		= (from 1 baguette)
1		Swiss chard - (14 to 16 oz) - thick stems trimmed
1/4 cup	15g / 0.5oz	Finely-chopped onion
2 tablespoons	30ml	Chopped seeded tomato
1 tablespoon	15ml	Chopped fresh parsley
2 tablespoons	30ml	Pine nuts
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Ground nutmeg
		Salt - to taste
		Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste

Recipe Instructions

Place raisins in small bowl. Pour enough warm water over to cover; let stand 20 minutes. Drain.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine 3 tablespoons oil and crushed garlic in another small bowl. Arrange baguette rounds on baking sheet. Bake until bread is crisp but not brown, turning bread once, about 5 minutes per side. Cool. Brush bread with garlic oil.

Cook Swiss chard in large pot of boiling salted water until tender, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes. Drain well. Pat with paper towels to remove excess water. Finely chop chard.

Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in heavy medium skillet over medium heat. Add onion and minced garlic and saute until onion is tender, about 3 minutes. Add tomato and parsley and stir 1 minute. Increase heat to high; add pine nuts, nutmeg, raisins, and chard and stir 2 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Top toasts with Swiss chard mixture. Serve warm or at room temperature.

This recipe yields 20 toasts.

Source:
Bon Appetit, May 2002

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