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Sheldon
 
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Goomba38 wrote:
> On Tyler Florences recent "How to Boil Water"
> show, he made wilted swiss chard. He removed the
> stems and mentioned that Italians grill these with
> olive oil. I've never had them so, has anyone?
> I am making Chick Pea and Escarole Soup, except I
> couldn't find escarole so I'm substituting swiss
> chard.
> Goomba


Yes, the stem and rib section of "greens" are like a separate
vegetable... I grill collard stems all the time. You can also dice the
stems and add to your soup. Btw, there are some certain people who may
not be happy to learn that chard is beets.

Sheldon