Soup With Orange Lentils And Orange Vegetables

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 onion, cut into cubes
• chopped hot pepper (optional)
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 3 carrots, cut into thin slices
• 1 sweet potato, peeled and cut into cubes
• 1 cup fresh pumpkin, peeled and cut into cubes
• 1 cup orange lentils, picked over and rinsed
• 6 cups soup stock
• salt
• pepper
• curry powder
• ginger, to taste

Recipe

• 1 1. heat oil in a large soup pot. add onion, saute for several minutes, and then add garlic and hot pepper.
• 2 2. add sliced carrots and sweet potato and continue to saute for 5-7 minutes longer.
• 3 3. add soup stock, pumkin and lentils. bring to a boil, cover and reduce heat.
• 4 4. cook over a low heat for approximately 30 minutes, or until vegetables and lentils are soft.