Green, Green, Green Soup

Green, Green, Green Soup

sobota, 15 lutego 2014

Green, Green, Green Soup

Time: 1 hrs 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 large onion, diced
• 1/2 cup celery, diced
• 1/2 cup carrot, diced
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 6 cups chicken stock or 6 cups vegetable stock
• 1 cup french dry green lentils
• 6 cups spinach, chopped
• 1/2 cup fresh parsley, chopped
• 2 teaspoons red wine vinegar
• 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese

Directions

• 1 Pour olive oil into a large stockpot over medium heat.
• 2 Add onion, celery, carrot and bay leaves, saute for 10 minutes.
• 3 Add tomato paste, salt and garlic, saute 1 minute.
• 4 Add broth and lentils, bringing to a boil.
• 5 Partially cover, reduce heat and simmer 25 minutes.
• 6 Stir in spinach, parsley, vinegar, mustard, and pepper.
• 7 Cook 15 minutes.
• 8 Discard bay leaves and serve topped with parmesan cheese.