Garlic Lentil Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup red lentil, rinsed and drained
• 2 onions, finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 carrot, thinly sliced
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 pinch dried marjoram or 1 pinch oregano
• 6 1/4 cups vegetable stock
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 put the lentils, onions, garlic, carrot, oil, bay leaves, marjoram or oregano and stock into a large saucepan.
• 2 bring to the boil and then simmer gently for 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.
• 3 remove bay leaves and add the red wine vinegar as well as the salt and pepper to taste.
• 4 you can thin the soup out if you like with a little stock or water before serving.
• 5 to freeze: freeze in a rigid container.
• 6 to reheat: thaw and heat through.