User Recipe: Linguine with Swiss Chard

Many thanks to Lisa Cohen-Dumani for her submission of this great recipe for Linguine with Swiss Chard.

As Lisa writes:
This recipe comes from the “Pasta with Sauces” cookbook. It calls for radicchio and pancetta, but I have been making it with swiss chard for years, and I am sure it is just as good without the pancetta.

Ingredients:

• 1 ½ lbs pasta
• 1 bunch swiss chard
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• ½ cup white wine vinegar
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 8 quarts water
• 1 ½ tablespoons salt
• 6 oz fresh goat cheese crumbled
• salt
• 1/3 cup pine nuts, toasted

Process:

1. Cut the swiss chard off of the stems and chop coarsely.
   
   
2. In a frying pan, heat the olive oil and add the swiss chard and vinegar. Cook covered until completely wilted – about 4 minutes. Remove the lid and simmer until the liquid is reduced by half, about 3 minutes. Stir in the butter and remove from the heat.
   
   
3. In a large pot bring the water and salt to a boil. Cook linguine until tender and drain well.
   
   
4. In a large warmed bowl, combine the linguine, swiss chard mixture, goat cheese and salt to taste. Toss to mix well.
   
   
5. Top with toasted pine nuts.

Serves 8