Here’s a nice and simple lentil soup recipe.

Lentil Soup Ingredients

• 2 Cups Dried Lentils
• 1 Large Yellow Onion, Diced
• 1 Large Carrot, Diced
• 6 Vine Ripe Tomatoes, Seeded and Diced
• 1 – 28 oz. Can of Diced Tomatoes
• 4 Garlic Cloves, Finely Diced
• 1 Teaspoon of Thyme
• 1 Teaspoon of Tarragon
• 1 Teaspoon Smoked Paprika
• 6 Cups Vegetable Broth
• 1 Bay Leaf
• 1 or 2 Pinches of Kosher Salt to Taste
• A Few Cranks of Freshly Ground Pepper From the Mill

And here’s how you make it:

1. Soak the lentils in cold water for an hour beforehand.
2. Over medium heat, in a large soup pot, saute the onions and carrots with a teaspoon of olive oil for about 10 minutes.
3. Add the garlic, thyme, and tarragon, and saute for a couple of minutes more.
4. Add the fresh tomatoes, give it a stir, cover and cook for 5 minutes until it starts to bubble.
5. Add the vegetable stock, can of diced tomatoes, lentils (rinse them first), bay leaf, salt and pepper. Cover and bring to a boil.
6. Reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes covered.
7. Uncover and simmer for 15 more minutes.
8. Remove the bay leaf and enjoy.