Vegan Middle Eastern Lentil Soup | Shorba - Good Eatings

Ingredients

• 1,5 cups red split lentils, rinsed and drained
• 1 brown onion, chopped
• 1 celery stick, chopped into small pieces
• 1 carrot, chopped into small pieces
• 2 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
• 6 cups vegetable broth or sub water and one vegetable stock cube
• 2 tsp cumin powder
• 0,5 tsp ground turmeric
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 lemon, juice only
• Salt and black pepper, to taste
• A handful chopped fresh parsley
• Toasted seeds
• Lemon wedges for squeezing