Lentil Soup With Lime Juice

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 cups dried lentils
• 6 cups water, plus additional as needed
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cracked pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon whole cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon dried mint or 1/2 teaspoon thyme or 1/2 teaspoon oregano
• 3 bay leaves
• 1/4-1/2 cup canned diced green chiles
• 1 bell pepper, deveined seeded, and cut into chunks (i like red)
• 1 carrot, peeled and cut into chunks
• 1/4 cup lime juice (although i use more)
• 2 tablespoons olive oil

Recipe

• 1 place first 7 ingredients in 3q pot and bring to boil over medium heat. skim off foam, cover, and boil gently until lentils are soft. between 30 and 60 minutes.
• 2 place green chilies and 1c of soup into food processor and puree. return to pot. wipe processor clean.
• 3 put bell pepper and carrot into processor and pulse until finely chopped. add to soup.
• 4 bring soup to boil for no longer than 1 minute (so bell pepper and carrot remain crisp). taste for seasoning and texture.
• 5 stir in olive oil and lime juice.
• 6 warm through and serve.