Tomato Lentil Soup

with green olives
With green olives
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Ingredients

2 tbsp Olive oil
1 Onion medium, minced
4 cloves Garlic minced
2 Carrots minced
2 stalks Celery minced
1 tsp Dried thyme
1 tsp Dried oregano
2 tsp Smoked Paprika
1 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp Black pepper
1 cup Lentils brown
6 cups Vegetable stock
14-oz can Diced tomatoes
3 oz Baby spinach
1 cup Olives green, stuffed or pitted, chopped
½ cup Heavy cream or vegan alternative

Nutritional information

457
Calories
24g
Fat
48g
Carbohydrates
16g
Protein
41 mg
Cholesterol
2739mg
Sodium
Ingredients

Tomato Lentil Soup

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This Spanish-inspired Tomato Lentil Soup is a filling and delicious vegetarian meal. And you can easily make it vegan with just one simple tweak. Heavy on smoked paprika and packed with flavor, this scrumptious soup comes together in one pot. The addition of green olives adds welcome brininess and puts this soup over the top! Perfect for a cold spring day!

This easy soup is made in less than one hour and uses good-for-us ingredients like onions, garlic, carrots, celery, brown lentils, tomatoes, and spinach. Finish off with heavy cream or a vegan alternative, and you’ll have the perfect healthy bowl of soup for dinner or lunch. Enjoy!

To make the Tomato Lentil Soup, you will need the following ingredients:

Ingridiens for Tomato Lentil Soup

Steps to make Tomato Lentil Soup

1

Cook onions

5

In a large pot over medium-high heat, heat 2 tablespoons olive oil. Add 1 minced onion and sauté until soft, about 3 minutes.

2

Add aromatics

5

Add 4 minced garlic cloves, 2 minced carrots, and 2 minced celery stalks to the pot and sauté for 5 minutes.

3

Add herbs and seasonings

1

Stir in 1 teaspoon thyme, 1 teaspoon oregano, 2 teaspoons smoked paprika, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1 teaspoon black pepper.

4

Add lentils, stock, and tomatoes

25

Add in 1 cup lentils, 6 cups vegetable stock, and 14 ounces diced tomatoes and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer, covered, for 20-25 minutes or until the lentils are soft.

5

Add spinach and green olives

2

Add in 3 ounces baby spinach, 1 cup chopped green olives and stir until the spinach has wilted.

6

Add heavy cream or vegan alternative

1

Stir in ½ cup heavy cream or a vegan alternative.

7

Serve

Divide the soup among bowls and enjoy!

This scrumptious Tomato Lentil Soup recipe comes together in one pot and uses simple and good-for-us ingredients. The addition of green olives puts it over the top! Give this recipe a try, and let us know how you liked it.

Nina dreams of gender equality and for women all over the world to feel empowered and enjoy the same freedom she has. She’s a careful consumer, believing that by being more conscious about the way we live we can make the world a better place! Already a vegetarian, she uses animal products sparingly and tries to produce as little waste as possible. Most of her recipes are vegan as a result!

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Athina

Delicious and easy vegetarian meal. Thanks for sharing the recipe!

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