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.