Lentil Soup
Author: Itsy Bitsy Foodies
Recipe type: Soup
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Serves: 8
- 2 cups dried lentils
- 8 cups water
- 1-2 slices bacon, uncooked and cut into pieces, optional
- ½ of a medium onion, sliced
- ¼ cup chopped carrots
- ½ cup chopped celery
- 3 Tbsp chopped parsley
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tsp salt, to taste
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- ½ tsp oregano
- 1-pound can solid pack tomatoes
- 2 Tbsp red wine vinegar
- Wash the lentils and place them in a pan with the water, bacon, onion, carrots celery, parsley, garlic, salt, pepper, and oregano.
- Cover the pan and let the mixture simmer for 1½ hours.
- Add the tomatoes (along with the tomato juice in the can) and break them up with a spoon.
- Add the vinegar and let the soup simmer for an additional 30 minutes.
- Salt the soup to taste.
Recipe by Itsy Bitsy Foodies at http://itsybitsyfoodies.com/lentil-soup/
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