Red Lentil Soup
heat 1 Tbs olive oil
add 2 garlic cloves diced
and 1 onion chopped
Cook for a couple of minutes then
Add 4 stalks of celery chopped
1/8 cup diced hot peppers, any style - I cut up and freeze hot peppers, then use as needed when cooking
1 Cup of chopped carrots - I use baby carrots as that is what I buy to snack on
Cook for about 5 minutes then
Add 1 can of chicken broth or veggie broth
Add 2 Cup of water (you can add more if you want it to be more soupy)
1 bay leaf
2 lemon basil leaves - I have lemon basil growing in my kitchen so added it for fun. It smells so good.
Add 1 Cup of lentils - any color
pepper to taste
1/2 tsp tumeric - see this link for health benefits of tumeric - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andrew-weil-md/turmeric-health-have-a-happy-new-year_b_798328.html
1/2 tsp cumin - see this link for health benefits of cumin - http://completewellbeing.com/article/small-cumin-big-benefits/
Tumeric and cumin are optional
Cook about 30 minutes - checking on it every 5 minutes or so, to stir and taste to make sure it tastes good to your tastebuds
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