Swiss Chard and Goat Cheese Roll-Ups!

Green, greens, greens – the darker the leaves the better!! Try my tasty ‘Swiss Chard and Goat Cheese Roll-Ups’, they are to die for!!

Ingredients:

• 10-12 Swiss chard leaves – rainbow or rhubarb chard
• 1 tsp extra-virgin olive oil or virgin coconut oil
• 3 cloves of minced garlic
• 2 carrots thinly slices
• 1 red pepper chopped
• Sea salt and fresh ground back pepper to taste
• 1 cup of quinoa
• 2 cups of low sodium vegetable broth
• juice of 1 lemon
• 1/2 cup of crumbled chevre (goat cheese)
• 1 1/2 low sodium (organic) tomato sauce

How to make:

• Cut think ribs of chard and thinly slice stems and set them aside.
• Add cut chard to a pot of boiling water – cook until wilted
• Remove to a baking sheet lined with kitchen towel and spread leaves out – let cool
• Heat oil in a frying pan on medium heat
• Add chard stems, garlic, carrots, red pepper, sea salt and pepper – saute 3-5 mins
• Stir in quinoa then pour in vegetable broth – bring to a boil then cover and reduce heat – 12-15 mins
• Remove from heat and squeeze in lemon juice and stir in goat cheese
• Pour tomato sauce into a casserole dish and set on baking sheet
• Take one chard leaf at a time and spoon in 2 tbsp of quinoa mixture
• Fold bottom sides in and roll to enclose filling
• Place into casserole dish over the tomato sauce
• preheat oven to 375 F and cook for 20-25 minutes

This serves approximately 4 people!

Enjoy 🙂