Sopa de Lentejas

Traditional-spanish dish. Typical spanish!

⏲️ Prep time: 5 min

🍳 Cook time: 35 min

🍽️ Servings: 4-6

Ingredients

1 carrot, chopped

1 green bell pepper, chopped

4 garlic cloves, minced

1 large onion, chopped

1 cup dry brown lentils, soaked overnight and drained

2 plum tomatoes, chopped

2 cups water, or as needed

1 bay leaf

1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil

1/2 tsp of paprika

1/4 spicy chorizo (optional)

Directions

1. Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat.

2. Add the onion, carrot, and bell pepper; cook and stir until vegetables begin

to soften, about 5 minutes.

3. Stir in the garlic, tomatoes, chorizo and bay leaf; cook about 4 minutes.

4. Add lentils and water (water should be about an inch deeper than the level of

the lentils).

5. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to low; simmer, uncovered, until

lentils are just cooked, 15 to 20 minutes.