Carrot Apple Soup - Half Your Plate

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp canola oil
• 6 carrots (chopped)
• 1 large onion (chopped)
• 1 tbsp curry powder (or paste, mild)
• 1 cup lentils (brown or green)
• 2 tsp thyme leaves (dried)
• 4 cloves garlic (minced)
• 4 cups water
• 2 cups vegetable broth (sodium reduced)
• 2 apples (empire, golden delicious or cortland cored and chopped)
• hot pepper sauce ((optional))