Chard and Sweet Corn Tacos

Chard and Sweet Corn Tacos
Andrew Scrivani for The New York Times
Total Time
15 to 20 minutes
Rating
5(443)
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These sweet and spicy tacos can be filled with chard of any color, or other greens like beet greens or amaranth. I used Swiss chard for these tacos, but other greens like beet greens or amaranth will work. I don’t recommend strong-tasting cruciferous greens like kale, though. You can use green chard, red chard or rainbow, and do include the stalks if they’re nice and wide. Don’t skimp on the garlic. As for the salsa, you can choose between fresh or cooked tomato salsa, or use a salsa verde made with tomatillos. They all work well. A quarter cup of filling is plenty for each taco.

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Ingredients

Yield:8 tacos, serving 4
  • 1generous bunch Swiss chard (about ¾ pound)
  • Salt to taste
  • 1medium white, red or yellow onion, sliced
  • 3large garlic cloves, minced
  • Kernels from 2 ears sweet corn
  • Freshly ground pepper
  • 8warm corn tortillas
  • ½cup crumbled queso fresco or feta (but not too salty a feta)
  • Salsa of your choice
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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Bring a large pot of water to a boil while you stem chard and wash leaves in 2 rinses of water. Rinse stalks and dice them if they are wide and not stringy.

  2. Step 2

    When water in pot comes to a boil, salt generously and add chard leaves. Blanch for a minute, then transfer to a bowl of cold water and drain. Take chard up by the handful and squeeze out excess water, then cut into ½-inch wide strips. Set aside.

  3. Step 3

    Heat oil over medium heat in a large, heavy skillet and add onion. Cook, stirring often, until onions are tender and beginning to color, about 8 minutes, and add a generous pinch of salt, the garlic, diced chard stalks and corn kernels. Continue to cook, stirring often, until corn is just tender, about 4 minutes. Stir in chard and cook, stirring, for another minute or two, until ingredients are combined nicely and chard is tender but still bright. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Remove from heat.

  4. Step 4

    Heat tortillas. Top with vegetables, a sprinkling of cheese and a spoonful of salsa.

Tip
  • Advance preparation: The filling will keep for a day in the refrigerator. Rehea gently in a skillet.

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I added black beans to the recipe because I wanted a bit more protein and substance. I also just put the chard in the pan which was simpler than using another pot to blanch it. The recipe was quick and delicious.

There are a lot of people out there who would never eat a chard taco. Don't be one of them! This is so good that I just made it for a second time, this time as a naked and tortilla-less side dish.

Seasoned with cumin powder. Don’t omit garlic.

Super easy and super yummy. I skipped the blanch too. Also added some Mexican oregano, and served with pickled serano peppers.

Very good, but tedious to make. Followed directions. I agree that you could use canned tomatoes. Not sure about skipping blanching swiss chard. We will make again on a weekend night.

Delicious, just a good flavor combo. I do add cumin powder with the onions and a squeeze of lime at the very end. My carnivore husband and capricious toddler both reliably devour. For the latter, I skip the queso fresco and instead sandwich it between the tortillas with whatever melting cheese I have on hand to make a veggie quesadilla. He likes it so much he’s taken to pulling off the tortilla recently and scooping out the veggie filling, greens and all.

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