Lentil Soup

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 carrots, chopped
• 2 stalks celery, sliced
• 1 onion, chopped
• salt and pepper
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 dried bay leaf
• 1 (28 ounce) can whole tomatoes, with their juice
• 4 cups water
• 1 cup lentils, picked over and rinsed well
• 1 tablespoon wine vinegar

Recipe

• 1 in a large pot or dutch oven, heat the olive oil over medium heat.
• 2 add the carrots, celery, onion, 1 tsp salt, and 1/4 tsp pepper.
• 3 cook until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes.
• 4 add garlic, thyme, and bay leaf, and cook until vegetables begin to soften, 2-3 minutes longer.
• 5 add tomatoes with their liquid, breaking them up with a large spoon.
• 6 add water and lentils, and bring to a boil.
• 7 reduce heat, and simmer, partially covered, until lentils are tender about 30 minutes.
• 8 just before serving stir in vinegar.