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Swiss Chard Tzatziki

Recipe information

  • Yield

    makes about 1 1/4 cups; serves 4

Ingredients

1 cup green or red Swiss chard, stemmed and finely chopped
1 garlic clove
1/4 teaspoon coarse salt
1 cup low-fat Greek yogurt
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 whole-wheat pitas, cut into wedges and toasted

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Prepare an ice-water bath; set aside. Bring a large saucepan of water to a boil. Add chard; cook until just tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Drain. Immediately plunge into ice bath to stop the cooking. Drain.

    Step 2

    Using a mortar and pestle, grind garlic and salt into a paste. Stir chard, yogurt, garlic paste, oil, lemon juice, and cayenne pepper in a medium bowl. Serve with pita wedges. The tzatziki can be refrigerated in an airtight container up to 1 week.

  2. Fit to Eat Recipe

    Step 3

    (Per serving)

    Step 4

    Calories: 137

    Step 5

    Fat: 5g

    Step 6

    Cholesterol: 3mg

    Step 7

    Carbohydrate: 17g

    Step 8

    Sodium: 311mg

    Step 9

    Protein: 7g

    Step 10

    Fiber: 3g

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Reprinted with permission from The Martha Stewart Living Cookbook: The New Classics by Martha Stewart Living Magazine, copyright © 2007. Published by Clarkson Potter, a division of The Crown Publishing Group. Buy the full book from Amazon.
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