Recipe: Lentil Soup
 
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Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • 1 large onions
  • 2 medium sized carrots
  • 2 medium sized celery stalks
  • 1 clove of garlic
  • salt and pepper
  • olive oil
  • 1 cup of dry lentils
  • 2 cups of passato or pureed canned tomatoes
  • 4 cups of fresh, filtered, water
Process
  1. Finely dice the onion, celery stalks, carrots, and garlic.
  2. Sauté the above mixture (add salt and pepper to taste) for 8-10 minutes (depending on strength of flame) with 2 teaspoons of olive oil.Next, add one cup of dry lentils and about two cups of pureed canned tomatoes (not tomato sauce).
  3. You could substitute the canned tomatoes with a tomato paste/water mixture, but the flavor component will be different.
  4. Thereafter, add 4 cups of fresh water (filtered or purified water is best; remember water is the main ingredient in soup so opt for the best quality).
  5. Cook the ingredients for an hour (low flame) and serve! Add freshly grated Parmeggiono Reggiano.
Recipe by Scordo.com - Italian Food Recipes and Lifestyle at http://www.scordo.com/food/how-to-make-lentil-soup-homemade-soups-campbells-progresso-lenel.html