Hearty Lentil Soup with Kale
Author: Bhavani
Recipe type: soup
- 6 cups of water
- 3 Tbs. olive oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 carrots, diced
- 3 stalks of celery, diced
- 1 yellow bell pepper, diced
- 6 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1 can diced organic fire roasted tomatoes (with chiles, optional)
- 1 idaho potatoes, diced
- 1 cup French lentils, rinsed
- 2 cups Kale, chopped
- 1 t. salt
- ? t. black pepper
- 2 t. dry tarragon
- 1 t. dry thyme
- ? t. red pepper flakes (optional)
- In large pot, bring water to boil. When boiling, add lentils, and simmer.
- Meanwhile, in heavy saut? pan, saut? onions, celery, carrots and potato in olive oil for 5 min.
- Add garlic and yellow pepper, and continue cooking for 5 more minutes.
- Add cooked vegetables and canned tomatoes to lentil soup pot, and continue to cook for 30 minutes, until lentils are soft.
- With an immersion blender, partially blend the soup, leaving some texture to the soup.
- Add the chopped kale.
- Simmer for 10 more minutes, until kale is soft.
- Adjust salt and pepper to taste.
- Enjoy!
Recipe by iEatGreen at https://www.ieatgreen.com/recipe-hearty-lentil-soup-with-kale/
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