French Lentil Soup

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 3 tomatoes, chopped
• 2 carrots, chopped
• 2 cups lentils
• 1 tablespoon herbes de provence

Recipe

• 1 in a large pot, saute the onion and garlic.
• 2 add tomatoes and carrots.
• 3 add lentils and herbs. (thyme works great alone too). make sure you have small green lentils: sometimes the other types can get mealy.
• 4 add vegetable broth about 1 inch above lentils.
• 5 bring to a boil, then let simmer, stirring once in a while.
• 6 when the lentils are soft and soup thick, you are done.
• 7 add salt/pepper or more herbs to taste.
• 8 a splash of vinegar in your bowl on top of the soup is delicious! (french recipe suggested it, and it was great).