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Leonie's Lemony Lentils

(recipe, sujata soni wipper)

Ingredients

  1. 1½ cps of lentils (I use french lentils - the dark green ones as they don't get all mushy)
  2. 8 cps veg stock
  3. 1 med onion (chopped)
  4. 3 minced cloves of garlic
  5. 1 large potato
  6. 2 bunches swiss chard
  7. olive oil
  8. ½ cp fresh cilantro
  9. salt + pepper
  10. ½ tsp. (at least) cumin
  11. 3 TBS lemon juice
  12. & lemon slices

Steps

  1. lentils in veg stock, cover, simmer.
  2. add cubed potato, cover, simmer 20 min
  3. add sliced chard
  4. approx additional 20 min of simmer should make lentils tender
  5. cook onion til golden brown
  6. add garlic + cilantro at end
  7. add onion mix to soup for last 5 min of cooking
  8. stir in salt, pepper, cumin + lemon juice to taste