APPLE AND LENTIL SOUP

Apple and Lentil Soup image

I know it sounds weird. . . apples and lentils? But it's a delicious, light, and healthy soup. Serve this with some homemade bread, a salad, and it's a meal. This is a regular at our family table; I hope you like it.

Provided by Mikey's Kitchen

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Beans and Peas Lentil Soup Recipes

Time 1h10m

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 onion, chopped
4 apples - peeled, cored, and diced
¼ cup all-purpose flour, sifted
10 cups chicken stock
1 (15 ounce) can lentils, drained and rinsed
1 teaspoon celery seed

Steps:

Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat until hot; stir in onion and apples and cook and stir for 4 minutes. Stir flour into apple mixture; cook and stir for 2 minutes.
Whisk chicken stock into apple mixture; bring soup to a boil. Stir lentils and celery seed into soup; return mixture to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer until apples are tender, about 45 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 112.5 calories, Carbohydrate 17.7 g, Cholesterol 0.7 mg, Fat 3.5 g, Fiber 4.6 g, Protein 3.8 g, SaturatedFat 0.6 g, Sodium 736.1 mg, Sugar 7.4 g