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Hearty Lentil Vegetable Soup

Brown lentils, tomatoes, and everyday vegetables create a filling, naturally vegan soup.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Course: Soup
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Calories: 256
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tbsp 30 ml olive oil
  • 1 medium onion about 150 g, diced
  • 2 carrots about 150 g, diced
  • 2 celery ribs about 100 g, diced
  • 3 garlic cloves minced
  • 1 1/2 cups 285 g brown or green lentils, rinsed
  • 1 can 14.5 oz / 411 g diced tomatoes
  • 6 cups 1.44 L low-sodium vegetable broth
  • 1 tsp dried thyme
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1/2 tsp fine salt
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • 2 cups 60 g baby spinach
  • 1 tbsp 15 ml lemon juice

Method
 

  1. Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook onion, carrots, and celery for 6 minutes.
  2. Add garlic and cook for 30 seconds. Stir in lentils, tomatoes, broth, thyme, bay leaf, salt, and pepper.
  3. Bring to a boil, reduce to a gentle simmer, and cook partially covered for 28 to 32 minutes, until the lentils are tender.
  4. Remove the bay leaf. Stir in spinach and lemon juice and cook for 2 minutes.

Notes

Estimated nutrition per serving is shown in this recipe’s nutrition information. Values vary with brands, substitutions and portion sizes. Optional toppings, extra side dishes and unspecified added salt are excluded from the base estimate.