Lentil soup

[mm123]

Anyone have an easy vegetarian lentil soup recipe they can share?

[Melaine]

2 large onions, diced Sauté in 1/4 Olive Oil
4 carrots, diced

1/2 teaspoon Marjoram
1/2 teaspoon Thyme Add and sauté' one more minute
1/2 teaspoon Basil

3 cups water
1 cup Lentils
1/4 cup Parsley Add and bring to a boil
2 cups tomatoes
15-oz can tomato sauce
salt
pepper

Lower to simmer and cook for l hour, uncovered

[Melaine]

The instructions on the right are supposed to apply to the section on the left, so saute' 2 large onions and 4 diced carrots in 1/4 cup olive oil, then add the next 3 etc.
Sorry formal looks weird...

[egoldber]

I don't typically use a recipe, but this is what I do. I use a crockpot, but you could easily make it on the stove top.

1 medium onion, chopped
1 cup lentils
1 medium potato, diced
1 carrot, diced
1 stalk celery. diced
1 quart chicken stock or vegetable stock or water
bay leaf

salt
pepper

Saute onion in olive oil until translucent. Add to crockpot along with all other ingredients except salt and pepper. Turn on high for 4 hours or low for 6-8 hours. Thin with more water or stock to desired consistency. Add salt and pepper to taste before serving.

[anamika]

My favorite is Alton Brown's recipe (http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/lentil-soup-recipe/index.html).
I omit the grains of paradise (even though apparently the recipe was showcasing grains of paradise!