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Fakes (Greek Lentil Soup) is for Soup.

Fakes (Greek Lentil Soup) takes 140 minutes to prepare.

Fakes (Greek Lentil Soup) takes 45 minutes to cook.

Fakes (Greek Lentil Soup) makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Fakes (Greek Lentil Soup) are:

2 cup Lentils
.25 cup Olive Oil
1.5 medium (2-1/2" dia) Onions, raw
1 medium Carrot, raw
1 stalk, large (11"-12" long) Celery, raw
3 clove Garlic
3-4 Bay Leaves
6 cup (8 fl oz) Water (plus additional water for soaking the lentils)
1 medium (2-1/4" to 3-1/4" dia.) Potato, raw
1 tsp Pepper, black
1 tsp Salt
1 can (6 oz) Tomato Paste

Here is how you make Fakes (Greek Lentil Soup):

Sort through the lentils and remove any shriveled pieces and stones. Cover the lentils with warm water for 3 ? 4 hours. Change water every hour or so. Drain.Add lentils to a pot and cover with an inch of water. Bring water and lentils to a boil. Boil for 15 minutes and then drain lentils and discard the water they were boiled in. Rinse lentils.While the lentils are boiling, prepare your vegetables by finely dicing onion, carrot, and celery, thinly slicing the garlic, and grating your potato.In a large pot, combine the olive oil and chopped onion. Cook onion over medium heat until soft, approximately 5 minutes.Add carrot, celery, garlic, and bay leaves to the pot with onions. Cook for a few minutes, stirring constantly to prevent the garlic from burning.Add the lentils, water (6 cups or enough to cover the lentils by 1 inch), tomato paste, and the grated potato.Bring to boil and then reduce to medium heat. Cook, covered, for 30 minutes. Add salt and pepper 15 minutes into the cooking process. Total cooking times vary depending upon the age of the lentils, and whether or not you soaked them, and for how long. Your fakes are done when the lentils are soft to the bite. Serving Size: Makes four 2-cup servingsNumber of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ASH2HEALTH.

The nutritional information for Fakes (Greek Lentil Soup) is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 335.7

• Total Fat: 14.3 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 961.0 mg
• Total Carbs: 43.2 g
• Dietary Fiber: 12.7 g
• Protein: 12.6 g

The dietary needs meet for Fakes (Greek Lentil Soup) is Vegetarian