Croatia · Southeast Europe
Blitva na Lešo
Chard and potatoes with garlic and olive oil — every konoba's default side.
25 min Serves 4 easyveganside15-minutes
Ingredients
- 500g Swiss chard
- 400g potatoes
- 3 garlic cloves
- Olive oil
- Salt
Method
- 1
Boil the potatoes in salted water until nearly done.
- 2
Add the roughly chopped chard for the last 5 minutes.
- 3
Drain, keeping a little cooking water.
- 4
Crush the potatoes roughly and toss with sliced raw garlic.
- 5
Pour over a lot of good olive oil and season.
Budget note
Two ingredients and olive oil — the cheapest plate on the Adriatic.
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From the book
Konoba & Kafana
This recipe is one of six in the printable ebook — the same recipes, collected as a PDF you can cook from offline or print.
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