LENTIL****Lentil Soup with Sausage, Greens, and Sizzling Garlic Oil

By Unblond1

11/11/13 - This was very good for both but it made too much and neither of us was interested in the leftovers - pare it down by one third. Don't leave out the garlic oil, it was yummy. I used a turkey Italian sausage, which was just okay - try pork or even chorizo.
21/02/16 - With diced chorizo -

Ingredients

• 3 tbsp. olive oil, divided
• 100 grams Spanish Chorizo, diced
• 1/2 medium onion, diced
• 1 celery stalks, diced
• 1 medium carrot, diced
• 3 cloves garlic, sliced (reserve half for later in recipe)
• Kosher salt
• A pinch of crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
• 1/3 cup brown lentils, sorted and rinsed
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 can fire-roasted tomatoes
• 2 cups water or chicken broth
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 2 cups shredded or thinly ribboned Swiss chard leaves or kale
• Grated Pecorino Romano cheese

Details

Servings 3

Preparation

Step 1

* Heat 1 tbsp. olive oil in a large pot on medium heat. Add the chorizo and cook for a few minutes until it renders its fat, then remove with a slotted spoon and set aside. If there is too much oil in the pot, remove some then add the onion, celery, carrots, first garlic clove, a pinch of salt, and depending how spicy the sausage is, a pinch of red pepper flakes. Cook until the vegetables soften a bit, about 5 minutes. Add the lentils, bay leaf, tomatoes, broth, more salt and black pepper to taste. Bring to a simmer and allow to cook until the lentils are tender, about 40 minutes. (It might be necessary to add more broth if the soup gets too thick)

* When the lentils are cooked, add the greens and the reserved sausage and cook until the leaves are tender, just a few minutes more. Discard the bay leaf.

* To finish, add the remaining 2 tbsp. olive oil and 2 garlic cloves to a small skillet and heat over medium until the garlic softens and hisses. Divide soup between bowls, then drizzle the garlic and oil over the soup bowls, and top with fresh Pecorino Romano.

Nutrition Facts - 3 Servings

Calories 352.8
Total Fat 24.3 g
Saturated Fat 6.6 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 2.1 g
Monounsaturated Fat 10.0 g
Cholesterol 33.9 mg
Sodium 1,300.5 mg
Potassium 786.2 mg
Total Carbohydrate 21.0 g
Dietary Fiber 6.1 g
Sugars 5.7 g
Protein 15.4 g