2 cups lentils,
2/3 lb. Italian sausage,
10 cups water,
3 cloves garlic, sliced,
1 medium onion, chopped,
1 cup crushed Roma tomatoes in tomato juice,
1 diced carrot,
1 sprig fresh thyme,
salt to taste.
Recipe:Sear the sausages and slice them to 1/2 inch chunks. In a large saucepan add the remaining ingredients and the sausage and boil gently for about an hour or until the lentils are ready. Add more liquid to the lentil soup during cooking if necessary. Lentil soup is very nutritious and a good source of dietary fibre and iron. It is very popular in the Middle East but is recognized for its nutritional values throughout the world. The most widely used lentils for lentil soup are green, yellow and red lentils. Lentil soup is most commonly a vegetarian soup, but can sometimes be cooked with chicken stock or with sausage.
