Appetizers / Soups / Salads

Perricone's Rich Lentil Soup is for Soup.

Perricone's Rich Lentil Soup takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Perricone's Rich Lentil Soup takes 40 minutes to cook.

Perricone's Rich Lentil Soup makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Perricone's Rich Lentil Soup are:

2 cups of lentils
8 to 10 cups of vegetable broth or water
2 tbsp. of extra virgin olive oil
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 large onion, chopped
2 celery stalks, chopped
2 tomatoes peeled, seeded and chopped (or one 15 oz. can of chopped or crushed tomatoes)
1 tsp. of turmeric (according to taste)
1 tsp. ground cumin
1 sprig fresh thyme (or ? tsp dried)
Pinch of dried red pepper flakes
Sea salt to taste

Here is how you make Perricone's Rich Lentil Soup:

Wash and pick over the lentils (to make sure there are no stones) and bring to a boil in the broth or water in a large soup pot. Lower heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a large skillet. Saut? the garlic, onion and celery for 5 minutes over medium heat. Add the tomatoes and saut? another 5 minutes. Add the vegetable mixture, and the turmeric and cumin to the lentils and simmer for 20 to 30 minutes, or until the lentils are tender but not mushy.Serving Size:?Makes 6 1⅔ cup servingsNumber of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user EEVAKOS.

The nutritional information for Perricone's Rich Lentil Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 170.8

• Total Fat: 5.0 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 742.2 mg
• Total Carbs: 23.9 g
• Dietary Fiber: 8.2 g
• Protein: 7.2 g