Take advantage of the season’s vibrant fresh Swiss Chard straight from the garden and whip up these scrumptious fritters!
These Swiss Chard Fritters are so delicious! Fresh Swiss Chard, onion, garlic, shredded potato and a couple of eggs all come together to make a worthy side kick to any meat, fish or poultry.
This spring we constructed two new raised bed kitchen gardens and to my delight, the Swiss Chard is doing so well. I love using home grown produce, especially when I know it’s organically grown, cared for and harvested with love.
Tips on growing a kitchen garden can be found at Gardenary
Nutrition information about Swiss Chard
- Native to the Mediterranean
- Dark, leafy green vegetable, it’s among the most nutrient-dense foods. The leaves and stalks of Swiss Chard, in particular, provide an abundance of vitamins, minerals and powerful plant compounds.
- High in antioxidants
- May help lower high blood pressure and high cholesterol levels
- Good source of iron, copper, potassium, calcium and Vitamin E
- 1 cup cooked Swiss Chard contains 35 calories, 3.3 grams protein, 7 grams carbs, 3.7 grams of fiber
- Swiss Chard is praised for it’s ability to grow in poor soils and low need for water and light
Simple ingredients and prep is the key to making these fritters come together quickly
- Fill a large bowl with cold water and submerge the chard for about 10 minutes in order to clean off any dirt. Remove any tough stems. Drain the chard and give it a spin in a salad spinner to remove as much water as possible. The small stems are tender enough to chop and use in this recipe. Chop the chard and set aside
- Chop the onion and garlic and set aside
- Fill a small bowl with cold water, peel and grate the potato and submerge in the water for about 5 minutes. This ensures the potato will not turn dark before cooking. Drain and spin it in a salad spinner to remove as much water as possible. Pat dry with paper towels
- Once you’ve added all your ingredients, heat your skillet while you start forming the fritters.
If you like these Swiss Chard Fritters, try our Zucchini Fritters!
I love to serve these hot with crumbled Feta on top, but they’re great plain too!
This recipe makes 8 3-inch fritters. You can refrigerate any leftover fritters up to 3 days and reheat in a skillet over medium heat.
Swiss Chard Fritters
Ingredients
- 2 cups fresh swiss chard tough stems removed, chopped
- 1 cup potato grated and rinsed in cold water to prevent browning
- ¼ cup yellow onion fine chopped
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- ½ teaspoon Kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon Fresh ground black pepper
- 2 large eggs
- 4 tablespoons All-purpose flour
- ½ cup Feta crumbled
- Olive oil for cooking
Instructions
- Wash, spin dry Swiss chard, removing tough stems. Peel the potato, grate and set in cold water for 5 minutes, drain and pat dry. Chop the onion and garlic. Zest the lemon
- In a medium size skillet or cast iron pan, heat 2 tablespoons of the oil. Add the chopped Swiss chard, onion and garlic. Cook, stirring frequently until the onion is translucent, about 3-4 minutes. Remove to a large mixing bowl and cool for about 5 minutes
- Add the grated potatoes, flour, salt and pepper, lemon zest and eggs to the mixing bowl and combine until all ingredients are mixed well
- Wipe out the skillet you used to cook the chard and onions and heat it with 2-3 tablespoons olive oil over medium heat
- While the skillet is heating, shape the patties into golf ball sizes with your hands, adding them to the heated skillet as you shape them. Flatten them to about ½-inch. Don't crowd the pan, you may need to cook them in two batches. Cook them until they are browned, about 5-6 minutes each side
- Serve with crumbled Feta or a dollop of mayonnaise
