Lentil Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 5 cups vegetable broth or 5 cups chicken broth
• 3 cups water
• 1 cup green lentil
• 1 cup red lentil
• 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 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ginger
• 6 slices lemon rind, thinly sliced
• 1/8 cup red wine or 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar

Recipe

• 1 presoak lentil 2 hours and rinse.
• 2 bring to boil water and add lentil and cook vigorously for 10 minutes; drain and rinse.
• 3 bring to boil the 3 cups of water and reduce to medium and add the lentil; start to cook for 15 minutes add stock and cook further.
• 4 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.
• 5 add wine and deglaze pan; add tomatoes and lemon rind.
• 6 once tomatoes soften, combine the mixture with the now boiling lentil and stock and cook until lentil reaches its desired tenderness.
• 7 note if you wish to make this vegan use the vegetable broth.