This Swiss chard soup with red lentils, garlic, and lots of fragrant spices smells, looks, and tastes delicious!
Prep
25 min
Cook
71 min
Servings
Difficulty
Hard
Ingredients
2 cups dry red lentils
1 tablespoon olive oil
, or to taste
3 tablespoons vegetable bouillon
, such as Better Than Bouillon
2 whites onions
, minced
0.5 bulbs garlic
, minced
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon ground turmeric
1 teaspoon curry powder
2
, 32 fluid ounce
1 bunch Swiss chard
Instructions
1
Soak lentils in a bowl with water to cover for 15 minutes.
2
Heat olive oil and bouillon in a stockpot over medium heat. Add onions; cook and stir until translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir garlic, coriander, cumin, turmeric, and curry powder into onion mixture. Cook and stir until onion is tender and browned, adding a few spoonfuls of vegetable broth if needed to prevent burning, about 10 minutes more.
3
Drain lentils and stir into onion mixture with remaining broth; bring soup to a boil. Cover stockpot, reduce heat, and simmer until lentils are soft, 30 to 45 minutes.
4
Trim chard leaves, stack together, and cut into 3/4-inch strips. Stir chard into soup and cook until softened, about 10 minutes more.
Nutrition per serving
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