Happy Friday – Flamingo Chard!

The garden is coming along late this year. But I am excited to try some new kinds of rainbow and swiss chards.

This year I have four or five new kinds, the most glamorous of which is the flamingo chard. It’s as vibrantly variegated as many of the rainbow chard varieties but even the roots are hot pink!

I recommend all the rainbow chard varieties for berry smoothies more than the tropical green smoothies but that’s just a personal preference.

And I don’t recommend large quantities or that chard is the only green in a smoothie. I’d add in spinach or lacinato kale as chard can have an earthy flavor that dulls the fruit while dominating the overall taste.