Ingredients
- 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
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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
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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
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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
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Step 4
Season with salt and pepper to taste and divide into bowls.