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Curried Lentil Soup With Swiss Chard

I actually found this recipe on another blog. i decided to post it here for safekeeping and so i could keep notes. it really is delicious! i made some adjustments and prepared it in the crockpot (easy to do) but posted the recipe as written.

Steps

Heat the olive oil over medium-high heat.
Add the onions , carrots , celery , red pepper , garlic , ginger and spices and saute until the onion softens , about 5 minutes.
Add the water or stock along with the salt , lentils and coconut milk , and bring to a boil.
Reduce the heat and simmer until the lentils are cooked through , about 10 minutes.
While the soup is simmering , wash and prep the chard and chop the cilantro.
After the lentils have finished cooking , stir the chard and cilantro into the soup it will look like a lot of chard for the soup at first , but have no fear.
The chard will wilt down as it heats up.
Keep stirring until the chard is bright green and wilted , about another 2 minutes.
Taste and season as needed with more salt or pepper , and serve.

Ingredients

olive oil, onions, carrot, celery, red bell pepper, garlic cloves, curry powder, cayenne, ground cumin, fresh gingerroot, red lentil, water, coconut milk, salt, swiss chard, fresh cilantro