| Silverbeet
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| | in the past? Try these delicious recipies
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| Beta vulgaris ssp. vulgaris cultivar
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| | and you might just change your mind about
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| One of the easiest to grow of all the
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| | this humble vegetable
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| vegetables, Silverbeet, also known as
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| | SUMPTUOUS SILVERBEET SALAD
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| under the names Swiss Chard and for the
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| | Even my dad, who hates silverbeet, loves
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| coloured stemmed variety Rainbow Chard,
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| | this salad. It has a real smokey flavour.
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| gives a huge harvest in a short amount of
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| | 1 bunch silverbeet
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| time. Two plants would be enough to feed
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| | 3 cups bean sprouts
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| one person with silverbeet for every meal
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| | 3 rashers cooked bacon
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| of the week
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| | 1/2 cup roasted cashews
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| PROPAGATION
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| | DRESSING
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| You can grow these plants directly in the
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| | 1 tblspoon white vinegar
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| ground from seed, or you will get 6 to 8
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| | 1/2 cup oil
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| seedlings in a punnet for around $3.00 at
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| | 1 tblspoon lemon juice
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| your local nursery.
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| | 1 clove crushed garlic
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| Seeds cab be sown in early spring and
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| | 1/2 teaspoon grated ginger
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| late summer, early autumn. Put two or
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| | 1 teaspoon soy sauce
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| three seeds in the one hole about 40cm
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| | 1teaspoon sugar
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| apart and 1cm deep. Keep the seeds moist,
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| | Shred silverbeet and put in bowl with
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| but not wet. I prefer late autumn
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| | chopped bacon, bean sprouts and cashews.
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| plantings, as I find they are less likely
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| | Mix dressing ingredients together
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| to bolt to seed than spring plantings.
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| | thoroughly and pour over salad and toss
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| CULTIVATION
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| | well.
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| Even though these plants will grow just
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| | SILVERBEET & RICOTTA CANTALONNI
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| about anywhere with very little input, to
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| | 1packet of instant cantalonni pasta
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| get the best quality out of your
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| | 1 tub of ricotta cheese
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| silverbeet, grow them in soil enriched
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| | 1 bunch of silverbeet
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| with organic matter, such as compost or
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| | 2 cups of grated cheese
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| rotted manure. Keep the plants moist, but
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| | 4 cups of neapolitan or bolognaise tomato
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| not wet. They will grow in part shade as
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| | saucesalt and pepper to taste
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| well as full sun. It doesn't hurt to
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| | Shred silverbeet very finely, mix with
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| liquid feed them over the foliage with a
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| | the tub of ricotta cheese. Add salt and
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| seaweed fertiliser once a month to keep
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| | pepper to taste (I always use fresh
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| the fresh leaves coming on. Also, harvest
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| | ground black pepper and sea salt).
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| the leaves frequently, even if you aren't
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| | Stuff the ricotta mixture into the
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| going to eat them. This helps stop them
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| | cantalonni shells. Lay stuffed cantalonni
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| running to seed. Pests to watch out for
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| | in a shallow dish. Cover with neapolitan
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| are slugs, snails and caterpillars.
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| | sauce and cheese. Bake in a preheated,
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| So you haven't been a fan of silverbeet
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| | moderate oven for 40 minutes.
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