Brown Lentil Soup

1

Place a large pot on the stove and turn it to high heat.

2

Pour broth into the pot and bring it to a boil.

3

Add lentils, zucchini, peas, carrots, tomatoes, and turmeric root.

4

Simmer on medium heat for 30 minutes.

5

Using a hand blender, puree all ingredients in the pot.

6

Put a pan on medium heat and heat avocado oil.

7

Saute onions first and then noodles until they are both slightly brown.

8

Add boiled water into the pot and mix

9

Put onion and noodles into the soup mixture and simmer for another 15 minutes.

10

Take the pot off the heat and mix in parsley, lemon juice, salt and pepper.

11

Garnish with leftover parsley and fresh cracked pepper. Eat with crackers or olive oil toasted bread.

12

Note: green, brown and/or red lentils may be used in this soup. Green lentils cook slower and should be soaked for a few hours prior or overnight as they are tougher (and take longer) to cook. Brown and red lentils are softer and don’t need to be soaked for this recipe.