Somewhere, awhile ago I read a recipe for pickled chard stems. If you have read my blog for any amount of time, you'll probably know that I love to pickle things. Anything. Along with the usual pickles - cucumbers (though they were a Japanese smashed pickle), carrots , and beets - I've pickled Golden Cauliflower , Peppers , Red Onions , Green Tomatoes , Radishes , and even Blueberries and Cranberries . But, it never occurred to me to pickle chard stems! If I happen to be making stock, I'll toss the stems in; otherwise, they go straight to the compost bin. And, since I couldn't find the original article I read about pickling chard stems, I just decided to make up a pickling recipe. As I mentioned, I'm a pickling fiend. Ingredients makes 1 cup about 1 cup chopped chard stems (any color, I used rainbow chard) 2 teaspoons salt, divided 1 teaspoon dill seeds 1 teaspoon fennel seeds ¼ cup apple cider vi...