Spicy Lentil Soup (from Passionate Homemaking)

Total Time: 32 hrs Preparation Time: 30 hrs Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon coconut oil
• 2 cups chopped onions
• 2 carrots
• 2 celery
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon ground red pepper (optional)
• 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 3 1/3 cups water
• 2 1/3 cups dried lentils
• 1/3 cup cilantro
• 42 ounces chicken broth
• 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
• sour cream

Recipe

• 1 preparation: soak lentils overnight in water. drain and rinse lentils. heat oil in a large pot oven over medium-high heat. add the vegetables; saute for 3 minutes. add the cumin, chili powder, red pepper, salt, black pepper, and garlic; saute for 1 minute. add water, lentils, cilantro, broth, and diced tomatoes; bring to a boil. reduce heat; simmer 1 hour. (i found it took more like two hours for my peas, so definitely start earlier than i did to make sure they are completed in time for dinner!).
• 2 reserve 2 cups lentil mixture. place half of remaining mixture in blender; process until smooth. pour pureed soup into a large bowl. repeat procedure with other half of remaining mixture. stir in reserved 2 cups lentil mixture. garnish with 1 tablespoon sour cream and a cilantro sprig, if desired.