Red Lentil Soup

Ingredients

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  1 tbsp or 14g

• Carrots

  Raw

  1 large or 72g

• Celery

  Raw

  2 stalks, large (11 inches long) or 128g

• Onions

  Raw

  1 small or 70g

• Salt

  Table

  ½ tsp or 3g

• Lentils

  Sprouted, raw

  1 cup or 77g

• Water

  Plain, clean water

  4 cup or 947g

• Lemon juice

  Raw

  ½ lemon yields or 24g

Directions

1. Dice veggies.
2. Heat the olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat until shimmering. Add the carrot, celery, onion, and salt and stir to combine. Cover and let the vegetables sweat, stirring occasionally, until the onions are soft and translucent, about 5 minutes.
3. Add the lentils and water and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and let simmer, covered, until the lentils begin to fall apart, about 20 minutes.
4. Turn off the heat and stir in the lemon juice. Taste and season with salt as needed.

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