Syrian-style Lentil And Chard Soup

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup lentils
• 1 onion
• 3 -4 garlic cloves
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 tablespoons nutritional yeast
• 6 -7 cups water
• 1 bunch chard leaves, with stems
• 2 teaspoons ground coriander
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon lemon pepper
• 1/2 cup lemons or 1/2 cup lime juice
• salt, to taste

Recipe

• 1 sort and wash the lentils and cook in the water or vegetable broth with the spices and the nutritional yeast, if you choose that option.
• 2 meanwhile, chop the onions, garlic and chard and saute in the olive oil, briefly, then cover and turn heat to low to steam the chard.
• 3 when the lentils are nearly done, add the chard/onion mixture, cover and simmer until lentils are soft. adjust the amount of water as needed.
• 4 add salt to taste.
• 5 with a stick blender or in a food processor blend the soup partially.
• 6 finish with lemon/lime juice to taste. do not add the juice until the lentils are completely cooked.