Lentil Minestrone Soup

Ingredients

• 1 Tablespoon olive or vegetable oil
• 1 yellow onion (peeled and chopped)
• 2 cloves garlic (peeled and minced)
• 3 carrots (scrubbed and diced into ¼ inch pieces)
• 1 celery stalk (diced into ¼ inch pieces)
• 1 sweet potato (scrubbed and diced into ¼ inch pieces)
• 1 zucchini (diced into ¼ inch pieces or 1 cup of frozen zucchini)
• 2 cups canned low-sodium, diced tomatoes (including liquid or use fresh tomatoes)
• ½ cup lentils (brown or red)
• 8 cups water
• 1 cube low-sodium chicken (or vegetable) bouillon
• 4 cups kale (washed and chopped into ¼ to ½ inch pieces)