50 mins

Hearty lentil and vegetable soup

Dinner

Four servings

Nutrition info

• 2 yellow onions
• 8 carrots
• ¼ cup olive oil
• 4 sticks celery
• 1 ½ tbsp minced garlic
• 1 ⅓ cups green lentils (dry)
• 2 tsp smoked paprika
• 1 ¾ tsp cumin
• 1 ¾ tsp dried oregano
• 2 cups canned diced tomatoes
• 8 cups vegetable broth

Directions

• Step 1

  Peel and dice onion and carrot. Heat olive oil in a pot over medium heat. Add onion and carrot and cook 4 minutes.

  In this recipe

  • 2 yellow onions
  • 8 carrots
  • ¼ cup olive oil
• Step 2

  Meanwhile, coarsely chop celery. Add to the pot along with garlic and cook 4 minutes more.

  In this recipe

  • 4 sticks celery
  • 1 ½ tbsp minced garlic
• Step 3

  Add lentils, smoked paprika, cumin and dried oregano, along with a generous pinch of salt and pepper. Stir to combine. Add diced tomatoes and broth. Stir once more, then reduce heat to medium-low and cover. Simmer 30 minutes, or until lentils have softened. (Add more liquid if needed.)

  In this recipe

  • 1 ⅓ cups green lentils (dry)
  • 2 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1 ¾ tsp cumin
  • 1 ¾ tsp dried oregano
  • 2 cups canned diced tomatoes
  • 8 cups vegetable broth
• Step 4

  Season with salt and pepper to taste and divide into bowls.