Ingredients

	1 Tbs butter or olive oil
	1 small carrots finely diced
	1 small Spanish onion finely diced
	1/2 bell pepper finely diced
	2 stalks celery finely diced
	rainbow chard stalks, finely diced; greens ribboned
	1/2 cup white wine or vegetable broth
	1 cup black lentils soaked
	2 pieces, whole sun-dried tomato
	1/2 tsp coriander
	1/2 tsp marjoram
	1 tsp balsamic vinegar
	to taste Herbamare

Cosmic Soup

Name: Cosmic Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4 Servings
Ingredients: butter or olive oil: 1 Tbs; carrots: 1 small; Spanish onion: 1 small; bell pepper: 1/2; celery: 2 stalks; chard: rainbow; white wine: 1/2 cup; black lentils: 1 cup; sun-dried tomato: 2 pieces, whole; coriander: 1/2 tsp; marjoram: 1/2 tsp; balsamic vinegar: 1 tsp; Herbamare: to taste

This rich flavoured soup is made with black lentils.

This soup is positively delicious! It's easy to make and nutritious.

1 hour
Serves 4
Medium

Directions

This rich flavoured soup is made with black lentils. Serve with about 1 Tbs of soft goat cheese in the bottom of each bowl to enhance the creaminess. The photo shown is the soup stock before it started to boil.

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Steps

1 Done	Soak the lentils for up to an hour. Drain the water. Dice all the vegetables, including the chard stalks. Sauté in oil over medium heat until soft.
2 Done	Add wine, 1 cup filtered water, lentils and sun-dried tomato pieces, coriander and marjoram. Cook for up to 25 minutes.
3 Done	Stir in chard greens and cook for 10 minutes to wilt. Stir in balsamic vinegar.