My favorite a simple, quick and very delicious Red Lentil Soup.  It is an easy simple recipe and always a favorite in my house hold.  Simply put everything together add water, salt and let cook until completely soft. Run through a blender and serve hot. Garnish with lemon juice and sprinkle of mint. 

Everything into the pot add water and let come a nice boil.

Red Lentil Soup
               8 servings generously

Ingredients:

• 2 medium onion – diced
• 2 carrots – diced 
• 3 tablespoons of olive oil
• 1 cup of red lentil (washed & drained)
• 1/4 cup of white rice (washed & drained)
• 1 cup of tomato sauce
• 1 tablespoon of tomato paste
• 6-8 cups of cold water or chicken stock
• salt for seasoning
• lemon juice for flavor
• dry mint for garnishing

Preparation:

1. In a deep cooking pot, heats up the olive oil add in the chopped onions and saute until soft 2 – 3 minutes.
2. Add in the carrots, tomato sauce & tomato paste mix all and let sauté for another minute.
3. Add in the red lentils and rice.  Add in your 6 cups of water and salt leave to bring up to boil.  About 25-30 minutes.  At the point the water might have been absorbed, add in your additional 2 cups and bring up to boil another 8-10 minutes.
4. The lentils & rice will be completely soft and/or completely dissolved in the water. Remove from heat.  Cool for 5 minutes. 
5. Using a hand held electrical blender, puree the lentils until everything is liquefied.  Serve with lemon juice and sprinkle of dry mint.

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