Classic Lentil Soup

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup dried lentils, washed and picked over
• 1 bay leaf
• fresh thyme (several sprigs, or a few pinches of dried)
• 1 carrot, cut into 1/2 inch dice
• 1 stalk celery, cut into 1/2 inch dice
• 6 cups vegetable stock (vegetable stock preferred) or 6 cups water (vegetable stock preferred)
• salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic

Recipe

• 1 add lentils, bay leaf, thyme, carrot, celery, and stock in a saucepan; sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• 2 bring to a boil, then decrease heat to low and cook, stirring occasionally, until the lentils are tender, about 30 minutes.
• 3 meanwhile, add olive oil to a small skillet over medium heat.
• 4 add the onion and cook, stirring, until it softens, about 5 minutes.
• 5 add in garlic and stir, then cook for 1 minute more and turn off heat.
• 6 when the lentils are tender, discard the bay leaf and thyme sprigs and stir the onion mixture into the soup.
• 7 add more stock if the soup is too thick, then taste; adjust the seasoning and serve.