GREEN LENTIL SOUP WITH SPINACH

Green Lentil Soup With Spinach image

Provided by Moira Hodgson

Categories dinner, easy, soups and stews, appetizer, main course

Time 1h

Yield 8 to 10 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1 onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced (green part removed)
3 stalks celery, chopped
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 10-ounce can plum tomatoes, with their juice, chopped
1 pound green de Puy lentils
6 to 8 cups chicken stock, preferably homemade
Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
3/4 pound young spinach leaves

Steps:

Soften the onion with the garlic and the celery in the olive oil. Add the tomatoes and cook for 10 minutes, stirring. Add the lentils and the chicken stock. Bring to a boil, turn down the heat and simmer for 45 minutes. If the soup is too thick, add more stock.
Season to taste with salt and pepper. Add spinach leaves, stir and heat through. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 279, UnsaturatedFat 5 grams, Carbohydrate 39 grams, Fat 7 grams, Fiber 7 grams, Protein 17 grams, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 711 milligrams, Sugar 5 grams