Lemon Lentil Soup

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 6 cups vegetable broth or 6 cups chicken broth
• 4 cups water
• 1 1/2 cups green lentils
• 1 1/2 cups red lentils
• 2 carrots, stalks chopped
• 2 tomatoes, chopped or 1 (14 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 2 celery ribs, chopped
• 1 onion, large chopped
• 6 garlic cloves
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/4 teaspoon thyme
• 1/4 teaspoon sage
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper, to taste
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ginger
• lemon rind, zest amount to individual taste
• 1/8 cup red wine or 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar

Recipe

• 1 presoak lentils and rinse or directly boil.
• 2 bring to boil the 4 cups of water and reduce to medium; add the lentil and start to cook for 15 minutes on medium. add stock and cook further.
• 3 simultaneously in a fry pan heat olive oil and add all spices and vegetable (except tomato and lemon rind) and cook on high for 3 - 5 minutes.
• 4 add wine and deglaze pan; add tomatoes and lemon rind.
• 5 once tomatoes soften combine the mixture with the now boiling lentil and stock and cook until lentil reaches its desired tenderness.