Simple, practical, and full of everyday flavour, Herbed White Bean Chard Bowl with Pepita Parmesan is a vegan, vegetarian main course made with oil, garlic powder, and cayenne. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 15 minutes
- Cook time: 15 minutes
- Total time: Not specified
- Yield: 2
- Category: Main Course
- Cuisine: Kitchen notes
Ingredients
- 1 tsp oil (optional)
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- 1/8 tsp cayenne (or to taste)
- a generous pinch of salt
- 4-5 large Rainbow chard leaves (chopped, fat ribs removed.)
- 1 can Great Northern beans (or other white beans)
- 1/8 tsp salt or to taste
- 1/4 tsp each of dry thyme (rosemary, garlic powder)
- sliced tomatoes (or cherry tomatoes)
- lemon juice and extra virgin olive oil
Herbed Pepita Parmesan
- 1 Tbsp Pepitas (pumpkin seeds)
- 1 Tbsp bread crumbs (or gf crumbs or oats or pepitas)
- 1/4 tsp dry thyme
- 1/4 tsp dry rosemary
- a generous dash of black pepper
- 1-2 tsp nutritional yeast
Method
- In a pan, add oil and heat at medium heat. Add the garlic powder, cayenne and salt and cook for a few seconds to infuse the oil (or use water/broth).
- Add Chard leaves and 1 Tbsp of water, mix well. cover and cook until lightly wilted 2-3 minutes.
- Remove Chard from the pan and add to bowl.
- Add beans, salt, a Tbsp water and herbs to the same pan.
- Cover and Cook for 5-6 minutes. Let sit covered for 2 mins then Remove from pan and add to bowl.
- Slice juicy tomatoes or cherry tomatoes and add to bowl.
- Add a drizzle of lemon juice and optional extra virgin olive oil.
- Grind or blend the pepitas, breadcrumbs with the herbs and nutritional yeast to a coarse mix.
- Sprinkle liberally on the bowl and serve warm or cold.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.
