Lentil soup

Lentil soup

What’s cooking today in Abruzzo? Lentil soup!
This is the real comfort food, very tasty and healthy!

Ingredients:

  • Onions
  • Celery
  • Carots
  • Water
  • Rosemary
  • Black pepper
  • Salt
  • Tomato
  • Bay leaf
  • Olive oil
  • Sage
  • Italian sausage
  • Lentils

 

Cooking time:

50 minutes

 

Directions:

Wash the lentils. Add a little bit of olive oil in a hot pant, then add the chopped onion and carrot and celery. Add a bit of sausage. A little quick sautee, then add bay leafs, rosemary and sage. Cook, stirring often, for 5 minutes then add a little bit of tomato, just to give a bit of flavour and color.

Add water. When the water starts boiling, add the lentils. Cook them for about 45 minutes on a medium heat.

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