Lentil Soup

Ingredients.

1 large onion diced

1 quart vegetable stock, homemade is best

1 cup green lentils

2 or more to taste Thyme sprigs

1 tsp cumin, ½ tsp chili powder, 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper, dash of turmeric, 1 bay leaf

1 tsp salt

1-2 garlic cloves pressed

1 carrot diced

Directions.

1) Saute onions

2) Stir in stock, thyme, cumin, chili powder, cayenne pepper, turmeric, bay leaf and salt. Add lentils.

3) Cook 25 minutes. Add carrot. Cook 10 more minutes. Add garlic. Cook 5 more minutes.

4) Use an immersion blender to blend soup.

5) Serve. Garnish with a sprig of parsley.

Comments.

Recipe is a combination from 2 different sources: NYTimes Cooking, Melissa Clark. Easy Lentil Soup and a Tortilla Soup recipe from the internet during covid that I don’t have the site for — it’s contributing the flavors.

Sharon L