Rich Lentil Soup

Ingredients

• • 2 carrots, diced
• • 1 onion, chopped
• • 1 celery stalk, chopped
• • 1 tsp ground cumin
• • 4 garlic cloves, grated
• • 1.5 L vegetable broth
• • 800 g diced tomatoes
• • 220 g dry lentils
• • 1 tsp dried thyme
• • 1 tsp dried oregano
• • 1.5 tsp salt
• • A pinch of pepper
• • 150 g fresh spinach

Method

1. Sauté the carrots, onion and celery in a little water.
2. Add the cumin and garlic and cook 1 minute.
3. Add the broth, tomatoes, lentils, thyme, oregano, salt and pepper; cover and simmer 30 minutes until tender.
4. Wilt the spinach separately in a little water and stir it into the soup. Serve hot.

Source: adapted from the Orthodox Parish of the Annunciation (Angers).