How to cook Silverbeet???

[Frangipani]

Ok...this is could be a little embarrassing but I've never cooked silverbeet (fresh that is - I've used frozen spinach for a couple of things though). I'm trying to expand our vegetable selection, so bought some on the weekend....but have no clue what to do with it now

Any ideas - from the basic as well as other recipe ideas would be great.

Thanks in advance

[Tanya]

You can use it as a spinach substitute. I loved it is Spinach and ricotta cannelloni... it's nice in salad sangas also

[Frangipani]

See that's also the problem - I've never even cooked fresh spinach - so don't even know where to start.

[Rouge]

Silverbeet & mushroom pie

Preparation Time 10 minutes
Cooking Time 50 minutes
Ingredients (serves 6)
2 tbs olive oil
2 onions, finely sliced
3 cloves garlic, chopped
500g mushroom cups, thickly sliced
1 bunch silverbeet, roughly chopped
Pinch nutmeg
Salt & freshly ground black pepper
4 eggs
300ml lite thickened cream
1/2 cup grated reduced fat Swiss cheese
Method
Preheat oven to 180?C. Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over a moderate heat. Saute the onion and garlic for 5 mins or until soft. Add the mushrooms and saute for another 2 mins. Add the silverbeet, nutmeg and season. Cover the saucepan and cook until the silverbeet wilts. Remove from the heat, stir the silverbeet through the mushrooms and drain any excess moisture.
Transfer the silverbeet mixture into a large 6 cup capacity baking dish. Whisk the eggs and cream together, season and stir through the grated cheese. Pour the egg mixture over the silverbeet mixture, swirl the egg mixture through the silverbeet using a fork.
Bake the pie for 40 mins or until golden and set. Allow to cool slightly before slicing.

[Tanya]

All I do it put in a saucepan with the lid on and wilt it... nothing too it!

[Rouge]

Sauted with butter, olive oil, garlic salt & pepper is YUMMO

[Frangipani]

All I do it put in a saucepan with the lid on and wilt it... nothing too it!

Sauted with butter, olive oil, garlic salt & pepper is YUMMO

Thanks - this was exactly what I was after...and I like the sound of the silverbeet and mushroom pie too...thanks Niliac.

If anybody else has any other recipe ideas...please keep them coming.

Thanks again.

[Kazbah]

Check out https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...t-recipes.html

[Sterla]

Fried quickly in garlic butter is nice!

[Frangipani]

Thanks for the link Kazbah...I did a search for a Silverbeet recipes threads, and when it didn't come up on the first page, I figured it must not have been covered.

[LimeSlice]

yep - butter lots of salt and pepper, white cabbage and bacon...onion...mmmmmm

**drool**


ETA - dont over cook it...it should still be bright green and have some texture! Everyone I know who tries over cooks it, so er on the side of caution

Let us know how you went!