Ingredients

• 2 - onions, chopped
• 2 - cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tsp - grated fresh ginger
• 6 cups- water
• 1 cup - red lentils
• 1 (15 oz) can - garbanzo beans, drained
• 1 (19 oz) can - cannelloni beans
• 1 (14.5 oz) can - diced tomatoes
• 1/2 cup - diced carrots
• 1/2 cup - chopped celery
• 1 tsp - dried mixture of cloves and cinnamon
• 1.5 tsps - ground cardamom
• 1/2 tsp - ground cayenne pepper
• 1/2 tsp - ground cumin
• 1 tbsp - olive oil

How to Make Nutritional Lentil Soup

• In large pot, saute the onions, garlic, and ginger in a little olive oil for about 5 mins.
• Add the water, lentils, beans, diced tomatoes, carrots, celery, cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, cayenne pepper and cumin.
• Bring to a boil for a few minutes then simmer for 1 to 1.5 hours or longer, until the lentils are soft.
• Puree half the soup in a food processor or blender.
• Return the pureed soup to the pot, stir and enjoy.