Chard Recipes

🌿 Welcome to our Chard Recipe Collection!!

Vibrant, leafy, and full of goodness, chard is one of the most beautiful greens you’ll find in your seasonal veg box. With its colourful stems and deep green leaves, it’s both a feast for the eyes and the tastebuds.

Whether it’s gently sautéed with garlic, stirred into soups and curries, baked into hearty pies, or added fresh to salads, chard brings a mild, earthy flavour and a nutritious boost to your meals.

All the recipes here are simple, wholesome, and plant based, perfect for putting your Happy Pear veg box to good use. This chard was grown with care, in living soil, on our regenerative farm, and we hope these recipes inspire you to enjoy it at its best.

Happy cooking!

🌿 Fun Chard Facts

1. Rainbow chard is naturally colourful! The bright pink, yellow, and orange stems aren’t dyed — they’re different varieties of the same plant.
2. Chard is related to beetroot. They’re part of the same plant family, which is why the leaves look similar and the stems sometimes taste slightly sweet.
3. It’s packed with nutrients – rich in vitamins A, C, and K, plus magnesium and iron, making it a powerhouse for bone health and immunity.
4. Chard leaves can be used like spinach, but the stems can be treated like celery – chop, sauté, or pickle them for no waste!
5. Ancient roots: Chard has been cultivated for thousands of years around the Mediterranean and was praised by Aristotle in 350 BC.