Lentil Soup with Sausage, Chard, and Garlic

Ingredients

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• 1/2 cup olive oil, plus more for drizzling
• 4 large links of sweet Italian sausage, removed from the casing (I used hot local pork sausage)
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 2 celery stalks, cut into crescents
• 2 medium carrots, peeled and cut into crescents
• 4 cloves garlic, sliced (reserve half for later in the recipe)
• Kosher salt
• A pinch of crushed red pepper flakes (Optional - I did not use them since I substituted hot sausage)
• 1 cup brown lentils, sorted
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 (28-ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 6 cups water
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 3 to 4 cups shredded red Swiss chard leaves or kale (I used kale)
• Grated Pecorino Romano cheese

Directions

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