{"id":135,"date":"2020-02-25T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-25T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.willclower.com\/blog\/2016\/01\/08\/lentil-and-swiss-chard-soup\/"},"modified":"2020-05-01T15:15:36","modified_gmt":"2020-05-01T19:15:36","slug":"lentil-and-swiss-chard-soup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=135","title":{"rendered":"Lentil and Swiss Chard Soup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i><img data-opt-id=109810483  fetchpriority=\"high\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-7284\" src=\"https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:200\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.willclower.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/swiss-chard-3641280_640-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:4000\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/swiss-chard-3641280_640.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:640\/h:427\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/swiss-chard-3641280_640.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Let&#8217;s prevent cancer! This recipe is quite easy. It is prepared with simple ingredients but the flavor is dynamic!<\/i><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><i><\/i><br \/>\n<b>You&#8217;ll Need<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 cup lentils<\/li>\n<li>1 \u00bd quarts water<\/li>\n<li>1 large potato, diced<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd bunch Swiss chard or Kale<\/li>\n<li>1 medium onion, coarsely chopped<\/li>\n<li>Salt and pepper to taste<\/li>\n<li>3 Tablespoons olive oil<\/li>\n<li>Lemon wedges or lemon juice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><b>Directions<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Wash lentils, add water, cover and cook until almost tender.<\/li>\n<li>Add diced potato; boil for 10 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>Add Swiss chard or Kale.<\/li>\n<li>Meanwhile, saut\u00e9 onions with salt and pepper in oil until golden brown.<\/li>\n<li>Add to lentil mixture and cook until all of the vegetables are done, no more than 10 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>Adjust seasonings.<\/li>\n<li>Serve with lemon wedges or add some lemon juice to the pot.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.willclower.com\/\">Click here to visit Will Clower&#8217;s website<\/a><\/p>\n<div><img data-opt-id=109810483  fetchpriority=\"high\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-7284\" src=\"https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:200\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.willclower.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/swiss-chard-3641280_640-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:4000\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/swiss-chard-3641280_640.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:640\/h:427\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/swiss-chard-3641280_640.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let&#8217;s prevent cancer! This recipe is quite easy. It is prepared with simple ingredients but the flavor is dynamic! You&#8217;ll Need 1 cup lentils 1 \u00bd quarts water 1 large &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":7284,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[380],"tags":[66,9,102,73,18],"class_list":["post-135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-image","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipes","tag-cold-soup","tag-kale","tag-lentils","tag-swiss-chard","tag-vegan","post_format-post-format-image"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/swiss-chard-3641280_640.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7Qv5g-2b","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":12767,"url":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=12767","url_meta":{"origin":135,"position":0},"title":"A Lovely Lentil Soup","author":"Rita Madden","date":"January 9, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Give this soup a try; we have a heavy hunch that if you do, it'll become a go to recipe for you. 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