Lentil Soup

Hearty lentil soup, chock full of veggies and very yummy. Serve with warm cornbread.

Recipe «Lentil Soup» presented in category Recipes / Health, to prepare this dish you will need no more 10 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author shef would need: 1 onion, chopped, 1/4 cup olive oil, 2 carrots, diced, 2 stalks celery, chopped, 2 cloves garlic, minced , 1 tsp dried oregano, 1 bay leaf, 1 tsp dried basil , 1 can crushed tomatoes, 2 cups dry lentils, 8 cups water, 1/2 cup spinach, rinsed and thinly sliced, 2 tbsp vinegar, salt to taste, ground black pepper to taste.

Ingredients:

• 1 onion, chopped 
• 1/4 cup olive oil 
• 2 carrots, diced 
• 2 stalks celery, chopped 
• 2 cloves garlic, minced 
• 1 tsp dried oregano 
• 1 bay leaf 
• 1 tsp dried basil 
• 1 can crushed tomatoes 
• 2 cups dry lentils 
• 8 cups water 
• 1/2 cup spinach, rinsed and thinly sliced 
• 2 tbsp vinegar 
• salt to taste 
• ground black pepper to taste 

Instructions

1. In a large soup pot, heat oil over medium heat. Add onions, carrots, and celery; cook and stir until onion is tender. Stir in garlic, bay leaf, oregano, and basil; cook for 2 minutes.
2. Stir in lentils, and add water and tomatoes. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer for at least 1 hour. When ready to serve stir in spinach, and cook until it wilts. Stir in vinegar, and season to taste with salt and pepper, and more vinegar if desired.