Hearty Lentil Soup with Fresh Herbs - Christina Cooks

Ingredients

• Extra virgin olive oil
• 1 small red onion, finely diced
• 2 cloves fresh garlic, crushed, minced
• Sea salt
• 1-2 stalks celery, finely diced
• 1 carrot, finely diced
• 1-inch piece kombu or 1 bay leaf
• 1 cup dried green or brown lentils, sorted and rinsed
• 4-5 cups spring or filtered water
• ½ cup fresh/frozen organic corn kernels
• 1 tablespoon barley miso
• 3-4 stems flatleaf parsley, minced
• 2-3 stems fresh basil, leaves removed, shredded
• 1-2 stalks fresh rosemary, leaves removed, minced