Lentil Soup with Swiss Chard
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Posted by:jrt
Wonderful and healthy soup. If you can't find Swiss Chard, you may try using spinach leaves as they are similar. Go for the Swiss Chard though, if you can.
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Ingredients
1-1/2 cups brown lentils
6 cups cold water
8-10 leaves Swiss Chard
1/2 cup olive oil
1 large onion, finely chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 cups coriander leaves chopped
Salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup lemon juice
lemon wedges (for garnish)
Directions
- Wash lentils well and place in a heavy pan with cold water. Bring to a boil, then cover and simmer for 1 hour (or until lentils are softened).
- Wash Swiss Chard and remove stems. Cut each leaf down the middle then shred (coarse).
- Heat oil in a pan and saute onions until transparent. Add garlic and cook briefly.
- Add shredded Swiss Chard to onions and garlic and stir until they wilt.
- Add onion, Swiss Chard and garlic to lentils and add herbs and spices, including lemon juice.
- Cover soup and simmer for 20 minutes.
- Serve with lemon wedges, gently squeezing lemon juice into bowl of soup.
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