Name: French Lentil Soup
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Extra-virgin olive oil - 3 tablespoons; Chopped onions - 2 cups; Diced celery, with leaves - 1 cup; Chopped carrots - 1 cup; Garlic, pressed - 2 cloves; Ground coriander, or more to taste - ½ teaspoon; French green lentils, rinsed - 1 ¼ cups; Hot water - 4 cups; Bay leaf - 1 large; Diced tomatoes, undrained - 1 (14.5 ounce) can; Salt - 1 teaspoon; Ground black pepper - ½ teaspoon; Chicken-flavored vegetable bouillon - 1 cube

Ingredients for - French Lentil Soup

1. Extra-virgin olive oil 3 tablespoons

2. Chopped onions 2 cups

3. Diced celery, with leaves 1 cup

4. Chopped carrots 1 cup

5. Garlic, pressed 2 cloves

6. Ground coriander, or more to taste ½ teaspoon

7. French green lentils, rinsed 1 ¼ cups

8. Hot water 4 cups

9. Bay leaf 1 large

10. Diced tomatoes, undrained 1 (14.5 ounce) can

11. Salt 1 teaspoon

12. Ground black pepper ½ teaspoon

13. Chicken-flavored vegetable bouillon 1 cube

How to cook deliciously - French Lentil Soup

1 . Stage

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onions, celery, and carrots; saute until soft and just starting to brown, about 10 minutes. Add garlic and coriander and fry for 2 more minutes.

2 . Stage

Place in the bottom of a slow cooker. Add vegetable mixture, hot water, diced tomatoes with juice, and bay leaf. Cook on High until lentils are tender, 2 or more hours.

3 . Stage

Add bouillon cube, salt, and pepper. Stir, cover, and cook for 20 more minutes. Remove bay leaf and serve.