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Zesty Red Lentil Tomato Soup

This such a comfort food soup!!!

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Red Lentil ingMake the Marinara Sauce

In a sauce pan simmer Marinara Sauce

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In another soup pot add Red Lentils, rinse thoroughly and strain

Add Water to the pot and whole cloves of Garlic then bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium for 30 minutes.  Scoop off the starchy foam

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Dice the Potatoes and put into a pan with enough Water to cover and boil until soft

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Put some hot Potato Water in a small bowl and add Bullion Cubes, smash and make into a paste, then add to Lentils when Lentils are cooked

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Add Tomato Sauce after Lentils are cooked

Carrots

While Potatoes are cooking, In a sauté pan add 2 Tablespoon of Olive Oil, Carrots & a pinch of salt, then sauté until soft and add to Lentils.  You can also steam them if you like

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When Potatoes are soft drain and add to Lentils along with Corn, Olive Oil and Spices

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 Simmer for 20 more minutes

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Recipe

  • 3 Cups of OG Red Lentils
  • 12 Cups Filtered Water
  • 4 Small OG Potatoes
  • 3 Large OG Carrots
  • 1 Cup of OG Corn
  • 3 OG Cloves of Garlic
  • 2 Vegetable Bullion Cubes
  • 1/4 Cup OG Olive Oil
  • 1 Tablespoon OG Garlic Powder
  • 1 Tablespoon OG Onion Powder
  • 1 Tablespoon OG Paprika Powder
  • 1 Tablespoon Sea Salt or to Taste
  • Cayenne Pepper to taste (Optional)

* This soup is really good without the vegatables aswell.  For extra tomato flavor double the Marinara.

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Add all other ingredients to the blender

Recipe: Makes 2 to 3 cups

  • 1- 25 oz. Jar of Eden Organics Crushed Tomatoes
  • 3 Cloves Crushed Garlic
  • 1 to 3 Roasted Jalapeno Peppers (1 for mild,  2 for medium,  or 3 for hot)
  • 1 Roasted Poblano Pepper
  • 2 Green Onions, Diced
  • Juice of 2 Limes
  • 1/2 cup Fresh Cilantro
  • 2 tsp Salt or to Taste

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The Best Homemade Marinara Sauce

This is such a simple recipe and so dang tasty!!!  Use it on Pasta, in Lasagna, on Spaghetti Squash, in Chili and Soups.

                                                   Spaghetti Squash

 To achieve a great Marinara sauce you have to start with good tomato sauce.  Eden is organic and BPA free, which is hard to find.  It is a bit spendy but the quality is phenomenal!  Trust me!!!

Start by chopping OG Yellow Onion and OG Garlic then put in pan with 2 Tablespoon of OG Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Saute on med-high heat till soft and slightly golden. About 5-7 minutes

Add Dry White or Red Wine and saute until Wine reduces

Add OG fresh Oregano

Add the Tomato Sauce and pour Filtered Water into the jar then shake to get all the remaining sauce from jar, pour in and stir

Put the lid on and simmer for 1/2 hour on med-low heat

Add 1-2 more tablespoons of OG Olive Oil, Sea Salt and simmer for another 1/2 hour

Recipe

  • 1 Jar of Eden Organic Crushed Tomato Sauce
  • Half of OG Yellow Onion
  • 2 to 3 Cloves of OG Garlic
  • 2-3 Tablespoons of OG Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 1/4 Cup of Dry White (lighter sauce) or Red Wine (richer sauce)
  • 1 Tablespoon of fresh OG Oregano Minced or whole leafs
  • 1/2 Cup of Filtered Water
  • 2 Teaspoons of Sea Salt