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Lentil and Vegetable Soup with French Green Lentils

Lentil and Vegetable Soup with French Green Lentils

A rich soup full of lentil, carrots, celery, onions, and garlic.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Course Soup
Cuisine French
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • ½ cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 large onion, cut in large pieces
  • 3 stalks celery, cut in large pieces
  • 6 peeled carrots, cut in large pieces
  • 1 tsp. kosher salt
  • ¼ tsp. black pepper
  • 4 cloves peeled garlic
  • 1 tbsp. tomato paste
  • 1 cup dry French green lentils, rinsed
  • 4 cups chicken stock
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 halved jalapeno
  • 1 stalk of fresh thyme

Instructions
 

  • Heat the olive oil in a Dutch oven, over medium heat. In a food processor, pulse the onions until chopped and then add to the pot. Repeat with the celery, and then the carrots. Cook for about ten minutes, with the salt and the pepper, until the carrots start to soften. Mince the garlic in the food processor and add it to the pot. Add the tomato paste.
  • Add the lentils, chicken stock, jalapeno, and herbs. Simmer, covered, until the lentils are tender about 45 minutes. Remove the bay leaves and thyme stalks and serve.
Keyword French food, French lentils, green lentils, lentil soup, lentils, vegetable soup
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