Chard Stems

[SweetTangerine]

Does anyone know any good recipes using chard stems? I hate throwing them away and they are so pretty.

[rawbutterfly]

Have you tried putting them in green smoothies?

[Eva]

Why are you throwing them away? I use them in my salads, smoothies, and the whole leaf/stem can be used for a wrap with pates and whathaveyou.

[brownies]

I usually just chop/blend them up with the rest of the chard.

[blaqberry]

eat them with a dip or creamy spread "mmmm" :)

[Dimond]

I chop them in my mini chopper & put them in my salad.

[SweetTangerine]

Thanks for the replies. I heard somewhere that they were hard to digest, but it seems that everyone here has no problem with them.

[debilana]

I run all my kale and chard pieces through the juicer. My 11 year old juice helper says they have more juice than the leaves=)

[Dimond]

Thanks for the replies. I heard somewhere that they were hard to digest, but it seems that everyone here has no problem with them.

Just make sure to chew well if using them in a salad or other solid food meal. We should be doing that anyhow, but certain items like some greens, cabbage & other produce needs extra chewing.