Lentil Soup and Salad

Ingredients

• 1 Tbsp olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves (minced)
• 1 medium onion (chopped)
• 1 large carrot (sliced)
• 1 ½ cup lentils (from dry, yellow, rinsed and drained)
• 5 cups Swanson unsalted chicken broth
• ½ tsp cumin (ground)
• ½ tsp paprika (ground)
• ½ tsp turmeric (ground)
• ¼ tsp chili flakes (ground)
• ¼ tsp black pepper (ground)
• ½ tsp low sodium salt
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 cups mixed greens
• 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes
• 1/2 cucumber (sliced)
• 1/2 red bell pepper (sliced)
• 1/2 avocado (sliced)
• 1 Tbsp olive oil (extra virgin)
• 1/2 lemon (juiced)
• 1/8 tsp low sodium salt
• 1/4 tsp black pepper (ground)