Summer Lentils with Tomatoes recipe

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Ingredients

1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
½ pint cherry tomatoes
1 clove garlic, minced
4 leaves Swiss chard, chopped
1 ½ cups water
½ cup green lentils
salt to taste
¼ teaspoon lemon zest

Nutrition Info

97 calories
carbohydrate: 7.6 g
cholesterol: : -
fat: 7.2 g
fiber: 2.4 g
protein: 2.5 g
saturatedFat: 1 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 294.3 mg
sugar: 1.1 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add cherry tomatoes and garlic. Cook, covered, until tomatoes burst, about 5 minutes. Add chard, cook until wilted. Add water, lentils, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Bring to a boil, cover and reduce heat to low. Simmer until lentils are tender yet firm to the bite, about 25 minutes. Stir in lemon zest and additional salt to taste.

Recipe Yield

2 servings

Recipe Note

This quick and simple lentil stew is a perfect use for summer's ripe cherry tomatoes.

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