Lentil- Vegetable Soup
Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins
Preparation Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 45 mins
Ingredients
- Servings: 6
- 7 -8 cups sodium-free vegetable stock
- 1 cup red lentil
- 4 -5 cups swiss chard, washed and chopped
- 2 medium potatoes, cubed (peel if desired)
- 1 stalk celery
- 1 large carrot, chopped
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 3 -4 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 cups mushrooms, sliced
- 156 ml no-added-salt tomato paste (1 small can)
- 2 1/2 teaspoons dried basil
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon salt (optional)
- 1/4-1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 3 -4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
Recipe
- 1 put all ingredients except lemon juice in a large pot; stir well so the lentils don't stick to the bottom and burn. bring to a boil.
- 2 reduce heat to a simmer and let cook, covered, 45 minutes.
- 3 stir in lemon juice and serve with bread; or,.
- 4 for a thick and warming stew, stir a few spoonfuls of a leftover cooked grain into each bowl before serving: wild rice, brown rice and millet are all good options. enjoy!
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