Pasta with Basil, Chard and Red Onion

Total time: 30 minutes
    This is a colorful pasta salad with green chard, red onion and purple basil.  

 Ingredients:

• 6oz (180gr) chard
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 red onion
• handful purple basil
• 1 tbs white Balsamic vinegar
• 2 tsp oil
• 1 cup (3.3oz, 95gr) bite-size pasta
• Yogurt Dressing:
• 1/3 cup (3oz, 90gr) Greek or plain yogurt
• 2 tsp Dijon mustard
• 1 tbs white Balsamic vinegar
• 2 tbs good olive oil

 Instructions:

• Cook pasta according to package directions.  When done drain.
• Slice onion, mince garlic. 
• Trim and slice chard, keeping stems separate from leaves as best you can.
• Tear large basil leaves in half.
• Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium heat. 
• Add onion, garlic, chard stems and sauté 7 minutes, or until onion is tender. 
• Add chard leaves and sauté just until starting to wilt, 3 - 5 minutes longer. 
• Remove from heat
• Creamy Yogurt Dressing:
• Put yogurt, mustard, vinegar into a bowl and whisk together. 
• Add the olive oil, 1 tbs at a time, and whisk.
• To finish:
• Put pasta in large salad bowl.
• Add onion/chard, Yogurt Dressing, and toss to combine.
• Add basil, toss briefly and serve

Note:  To slice the chard, stack the leaves neatly with the stem together.  Fold the leaves in half the long way.  Slice the stems, keeping them separate, then the leaves.