Turkish Red Lentil Soup - The Garden Kitchen

Ingredients

• Ingredients:
• 1⅓ cups (about 8 ounces) red lentils, picked through and rinsed 7 cups low-sodium vegetable broth
• 1 large onion, diced
• 1 large carrot, diced
• 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• salt and pepper, to taste
• lemon wedges (optional)
• mint, chopped (optional)