Armenian Apricot Soup – Hannah Romanowsky

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 onion (diced)
• 3 garlic cloves (minced)
• ½ cup dried apricots
• 1 sweet potato (diced)
• 2 carrots (diced)
• 2 celery stalks (diced)
• ½ cup quinoa
• 1½ cups dried split lentils (rinsed until water runs clear)
• 7 cups broth
• 1 cup tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• Salt and pepper, to taste
• 1 lemon