Moroccan Lentil Soup with Veggies
a hearty and healthy soup to help warm you up
Ingredients
- ¼ cup Olive oil
- 4 large carrots peeled, chopped
- 1 large white onion diced
- 1 large zucchini chopped
- 1 yellow pepper chopped
- 1 10 ounce spinach fresh or frozen
- 1 cup crushed tomatoes
- 1½ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon cumin
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger I used what I had in the fridge
- 1-2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 16 ounces dried lentils
- 2 quarts chicken stock or vegetable stock
- fresh parsley chop and add on top if you have it, I did not
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir the carrots, onions, yellow pepper, black pepper, cumin, ginger, and the salt until the onions are translucent. around 5-7 minutes. during the last few minutes add the garlic.
- Add the lentils and the tomatoes to the pot and pour the stock over the vegetables. Bring to a boil, stirring. Lower heat to low and simmer, covered, until the lentils are tender. mine took around 20-30 minutes. read your lentil package. I felt mine cooked pretty fast.
- Stir in the spinach and zucchini and cook just till the zucchini is tender, about 5-7 minutes. Drizzle with a little olive oil and if you have fresh parsley on hand chop some up and add it on top.