Appetizers / Soups / Salads

Rustic Tomato Lentil Soup takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Rustic Tomato Lentil Soup takes 30 minutes to cook.

Rustic Tomato Lentil Soup makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Rustic Tomato Lentil Soup are:

as much garlic as you can stand, minced

1 medium onion, diced

3 medium carrots, diced

2 tbsp olive oil

2 stalks celery, chopped

6 cups vegetable stock

1 28-oz can diced tomatoes, including juice or 5-8 diced fresh tomatoes + 1/4 cup water

2 cups cooked or canned lentils

pepper (to taste)

cayenne pepper (to taste)

1 cup dry pasta (any short kind)

Here is how you make Rustic Tomato Lentil Soup:

In a large soup pot, saut? garlic, onions, and carrots in oil on medium-high heat until the onions are translucent. Add the celery, stock, tomatoes, lentils, pepper, and cayenne and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 20 minutes or until carrots are tender. Add pasta and simmer to 10 more minutes before serving.Makes 4 servings.Reprinted with permission from HOW IT ALL VEGAN! by Tanya Barnard and Sarah Kramer, Arsenal Pulp Press.

The nutritional information for Rustic Tomato Lentil Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 243.9

• Total Fat: 8.0 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 235.8 mg
• Total Carbs: 37.2 g
• Dietary Fiber: 8.8 g
• Protein: 8.8 g