Red Lentil Soup with Lemon and Thyme
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Serves: 4
 
Ingredients
  • ½ yellow onion - diced
  • 2 carrots - peeled and chopped
  • 2 stalks celery - chopped
  • 1 tsp fresh thyme
  • 2 cloves garlic - minced
  • ½ C fresh spinach
  • 2 bay leaves
  • Juice of ½ lemon
  • 1 C red lentils
  • 5 C chicken broth
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • kosher salt to taste
Instructions
  1. Heat olive oil in a large stock pot or dutch oven to medium heat.
  2. Saute onions for 5 minutes until soft and translucent. Add in the carrot, celery, garlic, salt and thyme and saute for 2 minutes. Add chicken broth, lentils and bay leaves and bring to a boil. Lower to a simmer and cook for 20 - 25 minutes, until lentils are softened.
  3. Remove from heat and add in spinach and lemon juice. Disgard bay leaves prior to serving.
Recipe by Good Thyme Kitchen at https://www.goodthymekitchen.com/red-lentil-soup-lemon-thyme/