Chard Leaves with Bacon, Nuts & Raisins

Cook Time	10 minutes
Tools	Cutting board, sharp knife, frying pan with fitting lid cover, stove top, bowls to hold the cut up vegetables
Ingredients	½ cup Bacon cut up 3 leafs of chard 1 tbs olive oil ½ cup red onion 4 cloves of garlic grated ½ cup raisins ½ cup of pecan nuts 1 tbsp lime juice Salt Pepper
Before you begin	Cut up bacon into small chunks *Tip:* Cutting bacon is easy if you use scissors Peel and grate 4 cloves of garlic Wash and cut up all of the vegetables. Cut up onion into cubes. Cut up the stem of the chard leaf as well as a leaf part. *Tip:* Place cut up vegetables into separate bowls. The onion and chard leaf stem may be placed together since they will be cooked at the same time
Recipe	Step 1: Sautee bacon, onion and chard leaf stems on a frying pan over medium heat Step 2: Once the vegetables soften up (about 5 minutes) add raisins, pecan nuts, grated garlic, salt and pepper to taste Step 3: Toss the mixture together and cook for a minute, then add cut up chard leafs and 1 tbsp of lime juice. *Tip:* Lime juice could either be freshly squeezed or from a bottle Step 4: Cover the frying with a lead and leave to cook for another 3-4 minutes. Step 5: Uncover and toss the mixture around, then remove from the stove.
Serving Suggestions	Great summer side dish since chard leaves are in season. Chard Leaves with Bacon, Nuts & Raisins