Luscious lentil soup - Astray Recipes

Ingredients

• 8 cups Chicken stock or water
• 4 mediums Carrots, sliced
• 4 Celery stalks, sliced
• 1 medium Onion, chopped
• 1 Leek, chopped
• 1 tablespoon Fresh parsley, chopped
• 1½ cup Red lentils
• 1 Tomato, chopped
• 3 cloves Garlic, crushed
• 1 large Bay leaf
• ⅛ teaspoon Pepper
• ¼ teaspoon Ground thyme