Garlicky Lentil Soup - SippitySup

Ingredients

• ¼ cup olive oil (plus more for drizzling)
• 4 cloves garlic (peeled and lightly smashed)
• 3 carrots (sliced)
• 1 onion (diced)
• 1 fennel bulb (trimmed and diced)
• 1 stalk celey (diced)
• 8 ounces Tuscan Kale (chopped)
• 1 medium Yukon gold potato (or similar, peeled and diced)
• 1 turnip (peeled and diced)
• 3 sprigs fresh thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 4 cups vegetable stock
• 4 cups water
• 2 cups brown lentils
• homemade croutons (optional)