French Lentil Soup With Garlic Sausage

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 cup diced carrot (1/4-inch dice)
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1/2 cup diced celery
• 3 medium garlic cloves, smashed and peeled
• 6 ounces garlic sausage, cut into 1/4-inch dice (kielbasa)
• 2 teaspoons dried thyme (i would start with 1 t., as this is a strong herb)
• 9 cups beef stock
• 2 bay leaves, broken in half
• 1 lb french green lentil (2 cups, puy lentils)
• kosher salt
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh flat leaf parsley

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in a large pot over medium heat.
• 2 when hot, add the carrots, onion, and celery; cook, stirring often, until the vegetables are just softened, about 5 minutes.
• 3 add the garlic, sausage, and thyme; cook 1 minute.
• 4 add the stock, bay leaves, and bring mixture to a simmer over high heat.
• 5 stir in the lentils, then decrease heat, cover, and cook at a gently simmer until tender, about 50 minutes.
• 6 remove and discard the bay leaves; remove the garlic pieces and transfer to food processor.
• 7 using a slotted spoon, strain 1/2 cup solids from the soup and puree them with garlic pieces in a food processor.
• 8 stir the pureed mixture into the pot; this will thicken the soup slightly.
• 9 taste soup and season with salt, as needed.
• 10 to serve, ladle the soup into 6 serving bowls and sprinkle some parsley over each serving.