Red Chard and Caramelized Onions

This dish is good hot or at room temperature. I serve it as a side when the kids want mac and cheese for dinner. They do not eat it, but it makes me feel grown-up. It is very tasty.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 118 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 lemon, juiced
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons capers
• 1 teaspoon brown sugar
• freshly ground black pepper to taste
• 1 large yellow onion, chopped
• ¼ cup kalamata olives
• 1 bunch red Swiss chard, rinsed and chopped
• ½ teaspoon coarse sea salt, or to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

In a cast iron skillet, cook onions in olive oil over medium-high heat until they begin to brown. Stir in brown sugar, and continue cooking for a few minutes.

Step 2

When onions are brown and tender, stir in chard and olives. Cook until chard is slightly wilted. Stir in capers and salt, and continue cooking until chard is completely wilted, about 3 minutes. Season with black pepper and squeeze lemon over the top.