Lentil Soup
Prep Time: 30-45 min
Cooking Time: 20 min
Yields: 3- 4 servings
Ingredients
- 1onion, chopped
- 1cup chopped leak
- 1/4 cup olive oil or avocado oil
- 2 carrots, diced
- 2 stalks celery, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 chopped tomato
- 2 cups dry lentils
- 4 cups water or vegetable broth
- spinach, rinsed and thinly sliced
- salt to taste
Directions
- In a large soup pot, heat oil over medium heat. Add onions, leak, garlic and stir fry until onion is tender, then add celery and chopped tomatoes. Stir fry until tomatoes become a paste. Stir in lentils, and add water or vegetable broth, bay leaf, oregano, basil and salt. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Then add carrots and let it cook for another 10 minutes or until lentils are cooked.
- When ready to serve stir in spinach. Add ground black pepper and olive oil to each individual bowl.
Enjoy!
Credit: Wanda Malhotra