Red Lentil Soup
One of my most favorite food items to cook with is red lentils! And this is one of my personal favorite recipes which received many ooo’s and ahhh’s from my Gluten Free cooking class. PLUS it’s totally allowed on my Gluten Free Sugar Cleanse and also received rave reviews from the last group to go through.
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. In a large pan, sauté onions and garlic for about 4 to 5 minutes or until onions are translucent. Add the tomatoes and 1 cup of water and bring to a simmer.
  2. Meanwhile in a separate pot, bring 4 cups water to a boil. Add lentils and reduce heat to a simmer. Any foam that rises to the top should be skimmed off with a large spoon and discarded. This is your “Fart Foam” which is filled with the waste from the lentils that can cause gas as they are digested. Cook lentils until they become tender (about 10 – 15 minutes).
  3. Once lentils are soft, add tomato mixture to pot and season with salt and pepper. Adjust seasonings to taste. Loosely slice or tear up basil leaves and cook for another 20 minutes at a simmer. If soup becomes too thick for your liking, add more water.
  4. Optional: You can add cubes of avocado to each bowl before serving.
Recipe Notes

I generally freeze a large container of this in a plastic container for days when I need something hardy to eat, but am limited on time to cook.  Reheats easily and tastes just as good.  Sometimes I’ll even add some chickpeas as well just to give it even more bulk, especially if I need it to go the extra mile.