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Cantaloupe Melon
The cantaloupe is defined by two elements: its roughly netted stone and green colored skin and its aromatic orange-coral colored flesh. When perfectly ripe, the flesh is juicy, unctuous and sweet.
Rainbow Swiss Chard
Rainbow chard, also known a 5-color silverbeet, is a tender chard variety with multi-colored stalks of yellow, white, orange pink and red.
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Seasons/Availability
One of the most heat-tolerant greens, chard is best grown for harvest in summer and can be continually harvested to the first frost of the season.
Description/Taste
This hardy biennials' luminescent, bright golden petioles bolt upward into the crinkly slightly-savoyed emerald green leaves making for a bold appearance. Golden chard has a chewy texture and it ertains a fair amount of juiciness. It's flavor is reflective of its genus - Beta vulgaris - slightly beet-like, earthy and mild.
Applications
Leaves are best eaten young and raw. Save the stems for braising, stewing and soups.
Geography/History
Golden chard is french in origin and it is one of the rarest chards on the market today. It is often grown as an ornamental green in edible gardens.
Recipe Ideas
Recipes that include Golden Swiss Chard. One
is easiest, three is harder.
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Seasons/Availability
One of the most heat-tolerant greens, chard is best grown for harvest in summer and can be continually harvested to the first frost of the season.
Description/Taste
This hardy biennials' luminescent, bright golden petioles bolt upward into the crinkly slightly-savoyed emerald green leaves making for a bold appearance. Golden chard has a chewy texture and it ertains a fair amount of juiciness. It's flavor is reflective of its genus - Beta vulgaris - slightly beet-like, earthy and mild.
Applications
Leaves are best eaten young and raw. Save the stems for braising, stewing and soups.
Geography/History
Golden chard is french in origin and it is one of the rarest chards on the market today. It is often grown as an ornamental green in edible gardens.
Recipe Ideas
Recipes that include Golden Swiss Chard. One
is easiest, three is harder.| In My Kitchen Garden |
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Hot Swiss Chard Artichoke Dip |
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Golden Swiss Chard |
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How Swiss Chard Artichoke Dip |
