Vegan Lentil Soup - Welcoming Kitchen (Allergen-free and Gluten-free)

It's soup time! 

Soup is my go-to dinner in fall and winter. I eat the leftovers for lunch and send soup with my husband in a Thermos for his lunch at work. This Lentil Soup is just what I like -- filling and hearty. Since it's food-allergy friendly, gluten-free and vegan, you can serve it as a meal for company without any special-diet worries.

 

If you use a food processor to dice the vegetables in this easy recipe for lentil soup, it can be prepared in minutes. You can either use 7 1/2 cups of homemade or prepared vegetable stock or 3 vegan bouillon cubes mixed with 7 1/2 cups of water.  Adjust salt to taste, especially if the vegetable broth is low-salt or salt-free.

Lentil Soup (vegan, gluten-free, refined sugar free, food allergy friendly)
From Welcoming Kitchen
Makes 8 servings

Ingredients: 

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 1/2 cups diced onions
• 7 1/2 vegetable broth (or 7 1/2 cups of water and 3 vegan bullion cubes)
• 2 cups diced carrots
• 1 cup diced celery
• 1 cup lentils, picked over and rinsed
• 2 cups diced tomatoes with liquid (either fresh or canned)
• salt and pepper to taste

Preparation:

1. In a large stock pot, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add garlic and onion. Cook until soft and fragrant.
2. Add water and remaining ingredients.
3. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer uncovered for 45 minutes.

Happy Cooking!
Kim

My new book,  Ancient Grains: A Guide to Cooking with Power-Packed Millet, Oats, Spelt, Farro, Sorghum & Teff (Superfoods for Life), is available now! Super Seeds, is available now! You can also find tasty recipes in Welcoming Kitchen: 200 Delicious Allergen- & Gluten-Free Vegan Recipes.