Chickpea And Lentil Soup

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 tablespoons butter (or olive oil)
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 celery ribs, chopped
• 2 carrots, chopped
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 cup lentils
• 6 1/2 cups water
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomatoes (diced or crushed)
• 1 (15 ounce) can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
• 1/3 cup fresh cilantro, chopped

Recipe

• 1 in a large pot, melt butter over moderately low heat.
• 2 add onion, celery and carrots. cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables begin to soften, about 10 minutes.
• 3 stir in ginger, cinnamon, salt, pepper and lentils. add water and tomatoes. bring to a boil.
• 4 reduce heat and simmer, partially covered, stirring occasionally, until lentils are tender, 25-30 minutes.
• 5 add chickpeas and simmer 5 minutes longer. stir in cilantro and voila!