Butternut Squash and Lentil Soup
- Ready In:
- 1hr 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
-
8
ingredients
- 9.85 ml olive oil
- 236.59 ml onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, chopped
- 118.29 ml carrot, sliced
- 118.29 ml celery, sliced
- 1419.54 ml vegetable broth (use the low sodium kind) or 1419.54 ml chicken broth (use the low sodium kind)
- 709.77 ml butternut squash, peeled, seeded and chopped
- 236.59 ml lentils (use the brown or green kind)
- 2 medium tomatoes, chopped
- 9.85 ml lemon juice
- 1 bay leaf
directions
- Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium low heat. Add onion and garlic and sauté until soft (about 8 minutes).
- Add carrots, celery and squash and continue cooking for another 10 minutes.
- Add all remaining ingredients to pan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until vegetables and lentils are tender, stirring occasionally for about 1 hour.
- Discard bay leaf. Thin soup with additional broth if desired. Season to taste with salt and pepper.*.
- * The heart and Stoke foundation recommends that Canadians use no more than 1 tsp (5 mL) of salt per day!
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