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Suprisingly interesting Chard Pasta

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Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 6-8 stalks coloured chard, separating leaves from stalk, dicing the stalks into 1cm cubes and the leaves into fine strips NB. My chard stalks were tiny so I used double this amount
  • 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp cumin seeds
  • chilli flakes (to taste)
  • handful raisins
  • handful walnuts, chopped
  • 400 gm spaghetti
  • 1 tsp sesame oil
  • 1 tbsp walnut or hazelnut oil (I used avocado oil)
  • olive oil
  • pepper and salt

Instructions
 

  • Heat a large pot of salted water to cook the pasta while you fry the chard stalks.
  • Put a pan with some olive oil on low heat and fry the garlic with the cumin seeds, chilli flakes, raisins and walnuts. When everything starts to smell good, the chard stalks can be added. Raise the heat a bit and stir regularly so that nothing burns. When the stalks are almost soft, the leaves may be added. Keep stirring until everything is done. Season well with pepper and salt.
  • Drain the past and mix under the chard. Stir the walnut and sesame oils through the pasta.