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CHARD-TOMATO PEASANT PASTA

1 bunch Chard, cleaned, stems removed, and very roughly chopped (can be in fairly large pieces)

olive oil

garlic cloves, peeled and chopped (3?)

4-5 medium sized ripe tomatoes, chopped

Fresh pasta or dried spaghetti

Splash of white wine or squeeze of lemon

**note: have tongs or other utensil to fish cooked chard out of the water so you can boil the pasta in the same water. another note: save a little pasta water for the final dish....

Bring one large pot of water to boil, then add a couple of teaspoons of salt. Add chard pieces to the water and cook until blanched, 2 minutes or so. Fish out the chard with tongs or strainer. Add pasta to water to cook if using dried pasta...

Meantime, cook the garlic in the oil in a large saute pan for 1 minute over medium or medium high heat until softening a little, make sure it doesn't burn. Add blanched chard & chopped tomatoes. Cook for 5-7 minutes. Cook up the pasta now if you're using fresh pasta.

Now the fun part: toss everything together, with a splash of white wine or lemon juice, and add a little of the pasta water to make everything a tad soupy. Adjust seasoning, add salt and pepper to taste.