Name: Charred rainbow chard with garlic crostini and hummus
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 - 6
Ingredients: 4 rainbow chard stems, stalks and leaves separated and left whole; 50 ml olive oil; ¼ cup each coarsely chopped flat-leaf parsley and dill; 1 spring onion, thinly sliced; 12 thick slices sourdough bread; 1 garlic clove, halved; To serve: hummus; Roast chilli dressing; 1 tsp dried chilli flakes, or to taste; 60 ml extra-virgin olive oil; 1½ tbsp white wine vinegar; Finely grated rind and juice of ½ lemon, or to taste; 1 garlic clove, finely grated

Charred rainbow chard with garlic crostini and hummus

Recipe for charred rainbow chard with garlic crostini and hummus.

Serves 4 - 6

Prep

20M

Cook

10M

Total

30M

Charred chard – it has a certain ring to it, and rainbow chard with its robust leaves and beautifully coloured stems is excellent on the barbecue. We’ve piled it on garlicky crostini spread with hummus. A crumble of salty feta wouldn’t go astray either.

Ingredients

4 rainbow chard stems, stalks and leaves separated and left whole

50 ml olive oil

¼ cup each coarsely chopped flat-leaf parsley and dill

1 spring onion, thinly sliced

12 thick slices sourdough bread

1 garlic clove, halved

To serve: hummus

Roast chilli dressing

1 tsp dried chilli flakes, or to taste

60 ml extra-virgin olive oil

1½ tbsp white wine vinegar

Finely grated rind and juice of ½ lemon, or to taste

1 garlic clove, finely grated

Method

Main

1.For roast chilli dressing, dry-roast chilli flakes in a frying pan until darkened (30 seconds). Tip into a jar, add remaining ingredients, season to taste and shake to combine well. Shake well just before using.

2.Heat a char-grill pan or barbecue to high heat. Drizzle silverbeet stems and leaves with half the oil and toss to coat well. Grill stems and leaves separately, turning occasionally, until charred (4-5minutes for stems, 2-3 minutes for leaves). When cool enough to handle, thinly slice stems and coarsely chop leaves, transfer to a bowl, add herbs and spring onion, drizzle with dressing and toss to combine.

3.Drizzle bread slices with remaining oil, season to taste and char-grill, turning occasionally, until toasted (3-4 minutes). Rub with cut-side of garlic, spread with hummus, pile rainbow chard mixture on top and serve.