Lentil Chickpea Soup

1 cup chopped onion

1 tbsp minced garlic

2 teaspoons turmeric ground

1 teaspoon ground ginger

½ tsp ground cumin

4 cup low sodium veg broth

1 cup dry green lentil

1 15oz can no salt added chickpeas

1 cup sliced carrots

1 cup chopped fresh spinach

1 cup frozen green beans

1 tbsp lemon juice

1 tsp crushed red pepper

Sauté onion in a dash of veg broth, cook till softened about 3 min. Add garlic, turmeric, ginger and cumin, stirring constantly until fragrant about 1 min. Stir in broth, lentils , chickpeas and carrots. Bring to boil over medium high heat, reduce heat to medium low to a simmer. Cover and cook 30-40 min until lentils are tender.

Remove from heat and stir in spinach, green beans and lemon juice. Add crushed red pepper if desired.