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Gallery Lentil and Swiss Chard Soup Recipe Summary prep: 15 mins total: 1 hr Servings: 4

Ingredients Ingredient Checklist 1 tablespoon olive oil, plus more for serving 1 medium onion, finely chopped (1 cup) 1 tablespoon tomato paste 1 teaspoon dried oregano 1 teaspoon dried thyme 1 cup lentils, picked over and rinsed 1 can (14.5 ounces) diced tomatoes, in juice 2 bunches (about 1 1/2 pounds total) Swiss chard, stalks cut crosswise into 1-inch pieces, leaves torn into 2-inch pieces (keep stalks and leaves separate) Coarse salt and ground pepper Juice of 1/2 lemon Bread, for serving (optional)

Gallery Lentil and Swiss Chard Soup

Recipe Summary prep: 15 mins total: 1 hr Servings: 4

Lentil and Swiss Chard Soup

Lentil and Swiss Chard Soup

Lentil and Swiss Chard Soup

Recipe Summary prep: 15 mins total: 1 hr Servings: 4

Recipe Summary

prep: 15 mins total: 1 hr

Servings: 4

prep: 15 mins

total: 1 hr

prep:

15 mins

total:

1 hr

Servings: 4

4

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil, plus more for serving 1 medium onion, finely chopped (1 cup) 1 tablespoon tomato paste 1 teaspoon dried oregano 1 teaspoon dried thyme 1 cup lentils, picked over and rinsed 1 can (14.5 ounces) diced tomatoes, in juice 2 bunches (about 1 1/2 pounds total) Swiss chard, stalks cut crosswise into 1-inch pieces, leaves torn into 2-inch pieces (keep stalks and leaves separate) Coarse salt and ground pepper Juice of 1/2 lemon Bread, for serving (optional)

Directions

In a large saucepan with a lid, heat oil over medium-high. Add onion and cook, stirring, until softened and browned, 3 to 5 minutes. Add tomato paste, oregano, and thyme; stir to combine.

Add lentils, 5 cups water, and tomatoes with their juice; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, partially covered, 20 minutes. Add chard stalks and cook until beginning to soften, about 5 minutes. Add chard leaves; season with salt and pepper, and cook until lentils and chard are tender, 15 to 20 minutes.

Stir in lemon juice; ladle soup into bowls. Drizzle with olive oil, and serve with bread, if desired.

Reviews (6)

 Add Rating & Review     280 Ratings   5 star values:        55    4 star values:        86    3 star values:        90    2 star values:        39    1 star values:        10

Reviews (6)

Add Rating & Review     280 Ratings   5 star values:        55    4 star values:        86    3 star values:        90    2 star values:        39    1 star values:        10

Add Rating & Review

280 Ratings 5 star values: 55 4 star values: 86 3 star values: 90 2 star values: 39 1 star values: 10

280 Ratings 5 star values: 55 4 star values: 86 3 star values: 90 2 star values: 39 1 star values: 10

280 Ratings 5 star values: 55 4 star values: 86 3 star values: 90 2 star values: 39 1 star values: 10

  • 5 star values: 55 4 star values: 86 3 star values: 90 2 star values: 39 1 star values: 10

    Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       05/17/2021   Try organic gourmet low sodium vegan cubes or the paste which is not low sodium but a better option then you’re better than bouillon. You’re better than boullion has gratuitous sugar.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: 4 stars       07/21/2018   I love delicate soups. But, this was too bland. I added a teaspoon of Better than Boullion. That was the fix. Also wine vinegar and hot sauce that another reviewer suggested. Definitely a keeper.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: 4 stars       01/30/2015   I've made this before and felt it needed a little doctoring up, so this time I added a fairly good helping of salt with the lentils as well as salt and pepper with the chard. I also added a little red wine vinegar and a touch of hot sauce at the end. Much better this time. This is a healthy and tasty recipe now.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: 2 stars       02/28/2014   This soup is somewhat bland and needs adjustments. I added cumin, dry mustard and brown sugar. It helped. Perhaps adding garlic with the onions and tomatoes. I would strongley suggest soaking the lentils for at least one hour as they don't cook completely in the time frame the recipe gives. They were crunchy. Even after extending the time they still were not soft & creamy. Soak the lentils prior to cooking. One hour will work, 2 if you have it  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: 4 stars       07/15/2012   This is a tasty recipe! The soup took a while to prepare because the '15 minutes' that's quoted assumes you've already prepped all your veggies. It takes quite a while to clean and prepare the chard but it's worth the time! This recipe is very healthy, especially because the chard cooks in the broth which lets you consume ALL the nutrients. I had to add six cups of water (instead of five) to get enough broth, but the flavor was not compromised. Very good. Cheap, too!  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       11/21/2010   This was the best lentil soup I have ever made. Very popular at a harvest potluck I made it for. Sooooo Good!

    Martha Stewart Member

    Rating: Unrated 05/17/2021

Try organic gourmet low sodium vegan cubes or the paste which is not low sodium but a better option then you’re better than bouillon. You’re better than boullion has gratuitous sugar.

Rating: Unrated

Rating: 4 stars 07/21/2018

I love delicate soups. But, this was too bland. I added a teaspoon of Better than Boullion. That was the fix. Also wine vinegar and hot sauce that another reviewer suggested. Definitely a keeper.

Rating: 4 stars

Rating: 4 stars 01/30/2015

I’ve made this before and felt it needed a little doctoring up, so this time I added a fairly good helping of salt with the lentils as well as salt and pepper with the chard. I also added a little red wine vinegar and a touch of hot sauce at the end. Much better this time. This is a healthy and tasty recipe now.

Rating: 2 stars 02/28/2014

This soup is somewhat bland and needs adjustments. I added cumin, dry mustard and brown sugar. It helped. Perhaps adding garlic with the onions and tomatoes. I would strongley suggest soaking the lentils for at least one hour as they don’t cook completely in the time frame the recipe gives. They were crunchy. Even after extending the time they still were not soft & creamy. Soak the lentils prior to cooking. One hour will work, 2 if you have it

Rating: 2 stars

Rating: 4 stars 07/15/2012

This is a tasty recipe! The soup took a while to prepare because the ‘15 minutes’ that’s quoted assumes you’ve already prepped all your veggies. It takes quite a while to clean and prepare the chard but it’s worth the time! This recipe is very healthy, especially because the chard cooks in the broth which lets you consume ALL the nutrients. I had to add six cups of water (instead of five) to get enough broth, but the flavor was not compromised. Very good. Cheap, too!

Rating: Unrated 11/21/2010

This was the best lentil soup I have ever made. Very popular at a harvest potluck I made it for. Sooooo Good!

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