Recipe of the Week: Greek-Style Lentil Soup

The following recipe for Greek-Style Lentil Soup is from SurvivalBlog reader H.N.. She says:  “This is a good recipe for using your stored lentils. Because of the beef broth, this isn’t a veggie recipe, but you can just use water, instead.”

Ingredients

• 2 Cups lentils, dried
• 4 Cups cold water
• 1 Cup onion, chopped (or freeze-dried onion bits)
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 4 Cups beef broth
• 1/4 tsp black pepper
• 1/2 Cup celery, chopped (or freeze-dried celery chunks)
• 2 Cups tomatoes, stewed
• 1 whole bay leaf
• 1 Cup carrots, chopped (or dried carrot slices)
• 3 Tblsp parsley, Chopped (or freeze-dried parsley)
• 1/2 tsp. oregano
• 2 Tablespoons of vinegar

Directions

1. Wash the lentils and drain them well.
2. Combine lentils with all ingredients except the vinegar in a large stew pot. Bring the pot to a boil.
3. Lower heat; cover and simmer for 2 hours or until the lentils are tender
4. Add vinegar and simmer for an additional 30 minutes. Remove the bay leaf before serving.

SERVING

Serve it hot.  This recipe feeds 7-to-8 adults.

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