A few days ago I made another soup wiht lentils. Brown lentils this time. Unlike red lentils, brown lentils do not fall apart when you cook them. 

Enjoy!

Brown Lentil Soup with Spinach (serves 4) 

INGREDIENTS:

• 350 grams of brown lentils
• 1,25 liter of water
• 2 teaspoons of olive oil
• 1 finely chopped onion
• 2 cloves of garlic, chopped
• 100 grams of spinach cut in small strips
• 1 teaspoon of ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon of  lemon rasp
• 0,5 litter of vegetable bouillion
• 0,5 liter of water
• 2 tablespoons of finely chopped coriander

  DIRECTIONS:

1. Put the lentils in a big pot with the water and boil them soflty without a lid for about an hour. Drain them and put them aside.
2. Heat the oil in another pan. Add the onion and garlic and stir until slightly golden. Add the spinach and stir for another 2 minutes.
3. Add the lentils, cumin, lemon rasp, bouiilion and water and leave it simmering for about 15 minutes.
4. Mix in the coriander.
5. The soup is now ready to be served.

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