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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Deutschland >> Swiss

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. In a large pot of boiling water, blanch the chard until wilted, about 1 minute. Drain the chard, squeeze it dry, and chop. Be sure to remove any excess moisture. | 2. Heat the oil in the pot. Add the leeks and a pinch of salt. Cover and cook over medium to medium low heat, stirring, until tender, 7 minutes. You know your stove -- if it cooks hot make it medium low, if it cooks low, make it medium. Uncover, add the garlic, and cook, stirring, until fragrant. (about 2 minutes). Add the chard, season with salt to taste and remove from the heat. | 3. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Butter or grease a 2 qt casserole dish. | 4. In a large saucepan, melt the butter. Stir in the flour over moderate heat to form a paste. Gradually whisk 1/3 of the milk and cook, whisking, until the mixture starts to thicken. Repeat two more times with the remaining milk. | 5. Bring the sauce to a boil, whisking constantly. Reduce the heat to low and cook, whisking often, until thickened and no floury taste remains, about 10-15 minutes. Whisk in the cheeses and the nutmeg. season with salt and pepper. | 6. Combine the sauce and leeks/chard mixture. Season with salt and pepper to taste. | 7. Transfer to the prepared casserole dish. Bake in the upper third of the oven for 25 minutes. Let rest for 10 minutes before serving to prevent burning your mouth. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
swiss chard	1 1/2			-	-	-	-
olive oil	1 1/2	1/2		179.01	0.0	0.0	20.25
leek	3		sliced	-	-	-	-
salt				-	-	-	-
garlic clove	1 1/2	1/2	minced	6.705	1.4877	0.2862	0.0225
butter	3	tablespoons	unsalted	256.5	11.7855	8.0145	21.6
purpose flour	1/3	cup		-	-	-	-
milk	2	cups		297.68	23.3264	15.372	15.9576
gruyere cheese	1/4	cup	shredded	136.29	0.1188	9.8373	10.6722
parmigiano reggiano cheese	1/4	cup	shredded	-	-	-	-
nutmeg	1/8	teaspoon	grated	1.4438	0.1355	0.0161	0.0999
black pepper			ground	-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.