Brown Lentil Vegetable Soup
I always make this soup when I need a bit of a detox. If I’ve been drinking a lot, or eating a lot of dairy, this soup is the perfect meal to get you back on track. It has a ton of protein, and vitamins from the kale! I’ve been making lentil soup for years now and this is just one of my many lentil soup recipes :) In my opinion…lentils are healers!
This recipe takes about 15 minutes to prepare, and 1 hour to cook.
Ingredients:
3 cups of brown lentils
1 yellow onion
3 tablespoons of olive oil
4 gloves of garlic
2 carrots
2 celery stalks
2 cups of chopped kale
1 quart of vegetable broth
3 tablespoons of tomato paste
2 chopped red potatoes
2 sprigs of fresh rosemary
2 sprigs of fresh thyme
Salt and pepper
Prep:
In a large pot, heat up olive oil. Heat on medium for 5 minutes, then add garlic, salt, pepper, and 3 tablespoons of tomato paste. Mix well, then add in chopped carrots and celery and cook for 5 more minutes.
Add 1 qt. of vegetable broth, chopped potatoes, 3 cups of brown lentils, rosemary, thyme, 4 cups of water, and salt and pepper.
Bring to a boil, add chopped kale, then reduce heat and cook for about an hour.
Taste it after 45 minutes and add extra salt if need be!
I usually add parsley or cilantro to my lentil soup. I had parsley in my fridge and it tasted great as a garnish!