Mediterranean · Soup

Bacon Lentil Soup with Chard and Spinach

Name: Bacon Lentil Soup with Chard and Spinach
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: Serves 8
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 450 g Swiss chard, tough stems removed and discarded (about 1 lb); 450 g fresh spinach, trimmed (about 1 lb); 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, for cooking; 1 slice lean bacon, coarsely chopped; 1 medium red onion, minced; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 115 g small brown lentils, rinsed well (about 4 oz); 1440 ml vegetable broth, 6 cups; 1 leaf bay leaf; 3 sprigs fresh oregano; 2 tbsp tomato paste; 3 tbsp sherry vinegar; salt, to taste; freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 2 tbsp Kalamata olive paste; 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, raw, for finishing

A soul-warming pot of small brown lentils, chard and spinach built on a base of rendered bacon and red onion, brightened with tomato paste and sherry vinegar and finished with Kalamata olive paste.

YieldServes 8
Hands-on45 min
Total1 h 25 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

450 gSwiss chard, tough stems removed and discarded (about 1 lb)
450 gfresh spinach, trimmed (about 1 lb)
3 tbspextra virgin olive oil, for cooking
1 slicelean bacon, coarsely chopped
1medium red onion, minced
2 clovesgarlic, minced
115 gsmall brown lentils, rinsed well (about 4 oz)
1440 mlvegetable broth, 6 cups
1 leafbay leaf
3 sprigsfresh oregano
2 tbsptomato paste
3 tbspsherry vinegar
to tastesalt
to tastefreshly ground black pepper

To finish

2 tbspKalamata olive paste
2 tbspextra virgin olive oil, raw, for finishing

Diet

Mediterranean

Contains

Fish
Celery
Sulfites
Anchovy
Legumes (any)
Lentils
Olive
Grapes
Nightshades (any)
Tomato
Onion family (any)
Onion
Garlic
Spinach
Swiss chard
Carrot
Oregano
Bay leaf
Black and white pepper
All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
Pork
Histamine (aged and fermented foods)

Taste

Sweet
Sour / bright
Salty
Umami / savory
Bitter
Richness / fat
Smoke
Herbal / fresh

Texture

Brothy

Equipment

Stovetop

Season

Fall
Winter

Occasion

Weeknight
Meal prep

Effort

20–45 min active
1–3 hours total
Difficulty 1
Make-ahead friendly
Leftovers-friendly
One pot

Nutrition

Calories: low
Protein: low
Carbs: low
Fat: moderate
Fiber: moderate
Sodium: moderate

Budget

Budget: low

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