Heartwarming Homemade Lentil Soup
This recipe, which was adapted from Linda Fraser's collection of vegetarian recipes, is easy to make and freezes well. During the winter I eat it almost once a week.
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INGREDIENTS
Nutrition- 2teaspoons olive oil
- 1
- 3
- 1⁄2cup diced carrot
- 3⁄4cup dried lentils
- 1(15 ounce) can diced tomatoes
- 3 3⁄4cups vegetable stock
- 2
- 1⁄2teaspoon ground black pepper
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DIRECTIONS
- heat olive oil in large stock pot over medium heat.
- add diced onion to pot and saute for 3 minutes.
- add diced celery and carrot to onion and saute another 3 minutes.
- add lentils to pot and saute 1 minute.
- add tomatoes, stock, herbs, and pepper to pot.
- bring pot to a boil.
- lower heat to medium low and cover.
- simmer until lentils are cooked, approximately 25 or 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- remove pot from heat, uncover, and allow contents to cool.
- using food processor or hand-held blender, puree approximately 1/2 the contents of the pot.
- return puree to pot, stir, and heat through.
- serve with crusty bread.
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