Chard Cakes With Sorrel Sauce by
Allen Neighborhood Center
Tags: sorrel, chard
Inspired by NYT Cooking
Ingredients
Full share of Veggie Box sorrel leaves
1/4 cup Greek yogurt
1 garlic clove, crushed
1.5 tablespoons olive oil
½ teaspoon Dijon mustard
Salt
Pepper
Full share Veggie Box chard
1/4 cup pine nuts (or substitute sunflower seeds)
2 ounces kashkaval cheese (or pecorino, coarsely grated)
1 egg
3 tablespoons dried white bread crumbs
Mixture of vegetable oil and olive oil, for frying
1/4 cup
Greek yogurt
1
garlic clove, crushed
1
5 tablespoons olive oil
1/4 cup
pine nuts (or substitute sunflower seeds)
2
ounces kashkaval cheese (or pecorino, coarsely grated)
1
egg
3
tablespoons dried white bread crumbs
Instructions
Make the sauce: In a food processor or a blender, place sorrel, yogurt, garlic, half of olive oil, the mustard and salt to taste; process until it is bright green. Taste and add salt, if desired. Refrigerate until needed.
Cut stalks from chard leaves. Bring a large pan of water to boil. Add the stalks and simmer for 4 minutes. Then add the leaves, stir and continue simmering for 3 minutes. Drain the chard and allow to cool slightly. Once cool enough to handle, squeeze out as much water as possible. Chop leaves and stalks roughly and put in a medium bowl.
In a small skillet, fry pine nuts in 1 tablespoon olive oil for 1 minute, or until light brown. Add nuts and oil to the chard, followed by the cheese, egg, bread crumbs, ¼ teaspoon salt and pepper to taste. If mixture is very soft and sticky, add more crumbs.
Pour enough frying oil into a large skillet to come ¼ inch up the sides. Shape chard mixture into about 4 patties roughly 2 inches in diameter and ⅝-inch thick. Fry them for about 3 minutes on each side, or until golden brown. Place on paper towels to absorb oil. Serve warm or at room temperature, with sauce on the side.