Side Dish

Lentils and Chard is for Side Dish.

Lentils and Chard takes 5 minutes to prepare.

Lentils and Chard takes 15 minutes to cook.

Lentils and Chard makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Lentils and Chard are:

1 c pink Lentils - rinsed
1 bunch Swiss Chard - rinsed
1 tbsp olive oil
1 lemon
2 cloves garlic - coarsley chopped
pepper to taste

Here is how you make Lentils and Chard:

Boil lentils til soft (about 10 minutes). While lentils are boiling, Chop the stems of the swiss chard, remove leaves from the stalks and chop coarsley .In a non stick large pan, heat 1 tsp of olive oil. add the garlic and chard stems. Cook until the stems just begin to soften. Add Chard leaves and allow to wilt. While Chard is wilting, lightly pepper the leaves and squeeze 1/2 of the lemon over the chard. In a small bowl combine juice of the other 1/2 of the lemon and 1 - 2 tsp of olive oil. (Making a vinaigrette) Once Chard is wilted, remove to a platter or large bowl. Drain lentils and layer over the chard. Serve with the vinaigrette on the side. Number of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user GREYSK.

The nutritional information for Lentils and Chard is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 134.1

• Total Fat: 4.0 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 316.0 mg
• Total Carbs: 21.6 g
• Dietary Fiber: 9.3 g
• Protein: 8.3 g

The dietary needs meet for Lentils and Chard is Vegetarian