Hearty Lentil Kale Soup - Plant-Based Cooking

Ingredients

• 2 cups cooked "regular" brown lentils (or 1 cup uncooked)
• ½ large onion (chopped)
• 3 cloves garlic (peeled and minced)
• 3 medium carrots (peeled and chopped)
• 2 stalks celery (chopped)
• 4 cups homemade vegetable broth
• 2 cups water
• ½ 6 oz. can tomato paste
• ½ tsp coriander
• ½ tsp cumin
• ½ tsp salt (or to taste)
• ¼ tsp freshly ground pepper
• 1 large potato (peeled and chopped)
• 2-3 large leaves kale (stems removed and roughly chopped)