Super Soup

This soup is super healthy, vegetarian, yet you won’t miss any meat. And it is super easy to put together in a flash. It’s so satisfying.

I literally grabbed whatever I can find in my fridge that sounds good in this soup, let’s count the variety of vegetables, that’s why I am telling ya, this is a super healthy soup.

Ingredients:

• 1 yellow onion, medium size, diced
• 1 medium size carrot, diced
• 4 cloves of garlic, roughly chopped
• 2 roma tomatoes, diced, don’t worry about taking out any seeds, they never bother nobody
• 1 bunch kale (I separated the tough stems out, saved them for my home made dog food)
• 1 green bell pepper, seeded and diced
• 1 chayote, diced
• 1 russet potato, diced and soaked in water till needed
• 1 can of chick peas, drained and rinsed
• 1 handful of green lentils
• green onions or cilantro for garnish, optional
• 1 tsp chili powder
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1/2 tsp rosemary
• 2 chicken bullion cubes
• 1 TBSP tomato paste
• Salt and pepper to taste

Method:

In a large sauce pot, drizzle about 2 TBSP cooking oil and sautee onions and carrots on medium high heat for about 2 minutes until softened, add garlic and stir.

Add chili powder, cumin and rosemary and toast the seasoning until fragrant.

Squirt in tomato paste and stir. Add the remaining ingredients except for potatoes. Add about 6 cups of water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium, lid on and cook for about 25 minutes or until the lentils are tender.

Add the diced potatoes and cook for another 5 minutes or so, taste for seasoning. Add salt and ground black pepper to taste.

Dish up and garnish with sliced green onions or cilantro as desired. Enjoy!