Red Lentil Soup – Insight Meditation Society

Ingredients

• 1/2 pound onions – chopped
• 1/3 pound carrots – grated
• 1 tablespoon garlic – chopped
• 1 cup ginger – chopped
• 1 tablespoon safflower oil for sauteeing
• 1 2/3 cups red lentils – dry
• 5 cups strong vegetable stock
• 2 bay leaves, whole
• 1/4 cup nutritional yeast (optional)
• 1/4 pound red or green peppers – chopped
• 1 can diced tomatoes with juice
• 2 tablespoons safflower oil
• 1 tablespoon cumin – ground
• 1 tablespoon coriander – ground
• a pince of cayenne (or to taste)
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 1/2 cup fresh parsley – chopped
• salt and pepper – to taste