Lentil Soup

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8
Oct 2018
Lentil Soup

Ingredients:

1 cup red lentils (use a strain to rinse)
2 tablespoons grape seed or sunflower oil
1 onion, chopped
1-2 cloves of garlic, chopped, pressed, or minced
1 tablespoon of tomato paste
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/3 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon chili powder (as mild or spicy as you like)
1 carrot peeled and chopped
1 parsnip peeled and chopped
1 celery stick
5-6 cups water
Parsley, grated Parmesan (optional)

Directions:
1) In a soup pot, heat the oil then add garlic and onion and cook until golden/ translucent.
2) Add tomato paste and all spices, stir and cook for another 1-2 minutes.
3) Add water, lentils, parsnip and carrot. Bring the mixture to a boil, then let is simmer on low heat. Partially cover the pot and cook until the lentils are soft about 25 minutes, add chopped celery and cook for another 10 min.
4) Add chopped parsley, then serve with grated Parmesan if you wish.

Alina Warner, CHC is a Certified Health Coach through the Health Coach Institute. She is the founder and owner of Wellness Within You, a health and life coaching practice. Alina has an MBA from the University of Iowa and 15 years of project and program management experience. She left the corporate world to pursue her life’s dream to make our community healthier one person at a time. Alina is a master of habit change and helps people unlock their health potential, boost their energy and lose weight through nutrition, movement and stress management. She has successfully coached clients to adopt healthy habits by providing the right tools, offering continuous support and holding them accountable to their goals.