Name: Red Lentil Soup - Kerstin's Delicious soup
Ingredients: 2 tsp. Oil (I've made it with just water, but it depends on your pans); 1 large Onion (chopped); 2 Ribs Celery (I usually use 4 or so - chopped); 3/4 C. Split Red Lentils; 2 large Tomatoes (peeled and roughly chopped - we haven't bothered with peeling them); 3 3/4 C. Vegetable Stock (I used the no-chicken base); 2 tsp. Herbes de Provence (Dried ); Salt and Freshly Ground Pepper (to taste); I also season with some Crushed Red Pepper and Cumin (to taste); Chopped Parsley - to garnish (I haven't used this)

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Red Lentil Soup – Kerstin’s Delicious soup

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Servings 2

Ingredients

2 tsp. Oil I’ve made it with just water, but it depends on your pans
1 large Onion chopped
2 Ribs Celery I usually use 4 or so – chopped
3/4 C. Split Red Lentils
2 large Tomatoes peeled and roughly chopped – we haven't bothered with peeling them
3 3/4 C. Vegetable Stock I used the no-chicken base
2 tsp. Herbes de Provence Dried
Salt and Freshly Ground Pepper to taste
I also season with some Crushed Red Pepper and Cumin to taste
Chopped Parsley – to garnish I haven’t used this

Instructions

Heat oil in a large saucepan.
Add the onion and celery and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Add the lentils and cook for a minute.
Stir in the tomatoes, stock, dried herbs, salt and pepper.
Cover, bring to a boil and simmer for about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
When the lentils are cooked and tender, set the soup aside to cool slightly.
Puree in a blender until smooth (or use a wand blender…or you can skip blending all together, just depends on the texture you want).
Season with salt and pepper, return to the saucepan and reheat gently until piping hot.
Ladle into soup bowls to serve and garnish each with chopped parsley and cream.

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Red Lentil Soup – Kerstin’s Delicious Soup