Middle Eastern Spinach Soup - Food Wine Garden

Ingredients

• 20ml olive or canola oil
• 2-3 medium white onions, finely chopped
• 2 fat cloves of garlic crushed
• 30ml ground turmeric
• 15ml ground cinnamon
• 5ml paprika
• 3ml ground black pepper
• 20ml ground ginger or 3cm fresh ginger root finely grated
• 1 small mild red chilli such as cayenne or Thai, finely sliced (optional)
• 400ml dried brown or red lentils (or a mix of the two)
• 1,5l good quality vegetable stock
• 1 can chickpeas, do not drain
• About 2 liters fresh spinach or Swiss chard, sliced into 5mm ribbons
• 5ml salt
• Juice of 1 lemon