Name: Vegetarian Moroccan Lentil Soup

Ingredients:

• 1 red or white potato, scrubbed and diced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 stalks of celery, chopped
• 2 carrots, peeled and chopped (or 12 baby carrots, chopped)
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tsp sea salt
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 2 tsp turmeric
• 2 tsp ground cumin
• 2 tsp ground ginger
• 2 tsp smoked paprika
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 cup green or brown lentils, picked and rinsed
• 1 cup red lentils, picked and rinsed
• 4 cups vegetable broth (1 large carton)
• 1 can (14 oz.) diced tomatoes (optional)
• 2 cups water (or more to reach desired consistency)
• 1/4 cup tomato paste
• 1 cup almond or full fat coconut milk (or milk of your choice)
• 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
• 3 cups fresh baby spinach
• yogurt, fresh parsley, cracked pepper, and jalapeno slices for garnishing (optional)

Instructions:

• Dice potato by hand and mince garlic by hand or in a food processor.
• Place onions, celery, and carrots in a food processor and pulse until chopped to desired consistency.
• Heat the oil in a large stockpot or dutch oven.
• Add all the chopped vegetables and saute for about 5 minutes until everything softens slightly.
• Season with salt, pepper and the spices and cook for about 2 minutes.
• Add lentils and sauté 1 to 2 minutes.
• Add the broth, water and tomato paste. Stir to combine and until the tomato paste has dissolved.
• Add additional water if desired.
• Bring the soup to a boil, cover and reduce to simmer for 30 minutes or until lentils and vegetables are tender.
• Remove from heat and stir in almond milk, lemon juice, and spinach, and stir until the spinach has wilted.
• Serve immediately and top with your desired garnishes.

Comments: 3/20/2022 - I cooked the along with UUCC’s Vegetarian Cooking Show. I only had brown lentils. I used a medium Russet potato, chicken broth, the diced tomatoes, and regular 2% milk. I added an extra cup of water 5 minutes before the end of the simmering phase. Cooking with the spices and lentils continued considerably longer than in the recipe while the leader was explaining.

Source: Adapted by Andrea from an on-line recipe

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