iEat Green - 01/02/14

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Hearty Winter Lentil Soup

16 cups of water
3 Tbs. olive oil
4 carrots, diced
3 stalks of celery, diced
4 parsnips, diced
15 cloves of garlic, minced
2 inch piece of ginger, minced
2 cans diced organic tomatoes
1 ½ cups potatoes, diced
2 cups French lentils, rinsed
2 t. cumin
2 bay leaves
2 cups prepared tomato sauce
2 cups collard greens, chopped
Juice of 1 lemon

In large pot, sauté onions, celery, parsnips, and carrots in olive oil for 5 min. Add garlic and ginger. Add lentils, potatoes, diced tomatoes, cumin, bay leaves and water. Bring to a boil and then simmer for 40 minutes until lentils are soft. Add tomato sauce and collard greens. Simmer for 10 more minutes. Add more water if too thick. Adjust salt and pepper to taste. Add the juice of 1 lemon before serving. Enjoy!