Luscious lentil soup
8 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | cups | Chicken stock or water |
| 4 | mediums | Carrots, sliced |
| 4 | Celery stalks, sliced | |
| 1 | medium | Onion, chopped |
| 1 | Leek, chopped | |
| 1 | tablespoon | Fresh parsley, chopped |
| 1½ | cup | Red lentils |
| 1 | Tomato, chopped | |
| 3 | cloves | Garlic, crushed |
| 1 | large | Bay leaf |
| ⅛ | teaspoon | Pepper |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Ground thyme |
Directions
Combine all ingredients in a large saucepan. Cook over medium heat 45 minutes. Puree 2 cups soup in blender. Mix with remaining soup in pot. Heat thoroughly and serve. Makes 8 servings.
Variations: Serve with lemon wedges for added zest. Or add 1 tablespoon miso for extra flavor.
Calories: 166 Protein: 14g Carbohydrates: 28g Fat: 0.5g, 0.03% Sodium: 38mg Cholesterol: 0mg
Cooking for Good Health by Gloria Rose ISBN: 0-89529-577-6 Entered by Carolyn Shaw 3-95
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini