23 silverbeet recipes that trump kale, every time

Silverbeet, that long-stalked, dark-green vegetable, has a special place in our hearts. Stalk, leaves and all, silverbeet holds up in our recipes for creamy gratins and savoury tarts and towers of gözleme, and is a worthy team player in soups and salads. Wilted, it’s an excellent side for roasted or slow-cooked meats, and we especially love its place in Rosetta’s ricotta and silverbeet malfatti with sage burnt butter.

Here are our best silverbeet recipes.

Linguine with goat’s cheese, rainbow chard and caramelised leek

Linguine with goat’s cheese, rainbow chard and caramelised leek

Berbere beef stew and spiced silverbeet

Berbere beef stew and spiced silverbeet

Silverbeet, pumpkin and farro broth

Silverbeet, pumpkin and farro broth

Egg and Indian-spiced creamed silverbeet wraps — Photo: Ben Dearnley

Egg and spiced creamed silverbeet wraps

Egg and spiced creamed silverbeet wraps

Grilled hanger steak with spiced vincotto and rainbow chard

Grilled hanger steak with spiced vincotto and rainbow chard

Pot pies with ricotta and braised bitter greens

Pot pies with ricotta and braised bitter greens

Orzo with pork, silverbeet and feta

Orzo with pork, silverbeet and feta

Lamb stuffed with silverbeet and anchovies

Lamb stuffed with silverbeet and anchovies

Silverbeet and Gruyère tart

Silverbeet and Gruyère tart

Poached chicken and millet salad with peas and mint

Poached chicken and millet salad with peas and mint

Fusilli with greens, fennel and feta

Fusilli with greens, fennel and feta

White bean and rainbow silverbeet soup

White bean and rainbow silverbeet soup

Tiny chicken meatball and orzo soup with silverbeet and feta

Tiny chicken meatball and orzo soup with silverbeet and feta

Beetroot, silverbeet and goat’s curd salad

Beetroot, silverbeet and goat’s curd salad

Spiced lamb chops with silverbeet, chickpeas and yoghurt

Spiced lamb chops with silverbeet, chickpeas and yoghurt

Silverbeet, rice and feta fillo tart

Silverbeet, rice and feta fillo tart

Silverbeet soup with rice, lemon and smoked trout

Silverbeet soup with rice, lemon and smoked trout

Guy Grossi’s toasted-flour pasta with silverbeet

Guy Grossi’s toasted-flour pasta with silverbeet

Pan-fried trevalla with avgolemono silverbeet

Pan-fried trevalla with avgolemono silverbeet

Potato and silverbeet frico

Potato and silverbeet frico

Paulette Whitney’s Mum’s silverbeet rolls

Paulette Whitney’s Mum’s silverbeet rolls

Feta and greens gözleme

Feta and greens gözleme

Rosetta’s ricotta and silverbeet malfatti with sage burnt butter

Rosetta’s ricotta and silverbeet malfatti with sage burnt butter

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