Recipe - Garlic Lovers Lentil Soup

1 tablespoon Broth or water
One fourth cup Coarsely chopped garlic
2 cup Thinly cut or sliced up leeks (white
And light green parts)
Or coarsely chopped onions
2 lg Carrots, halved lengthwise
And cut into 1/4*inch
Slices
2 lg Celery ribs, minced
One half pound Fresh mushrooms, halved (if
Small) or quartered
2 cup Dried lentils, picked over
And rinsed
6 cup Boiling water
1 One fourth teaspoon Dried rosemary leaves
1 teaspoon Dried thyme or marjoram
Leaves
2 lg Bay leaves
One fourth teaspoon Crushed red pepper flakes
2 lg Red bell peppers, roasted,
Seeded, and minced
One half To Three fourths cup minced fresh
Parsley
2 To 3 teaspoons balsamic
Vinegar
Salt and freshly ground
Pepper to taste

Heat broth in pressure cooker over mediumhigh heat. Add garlic, stirring
continually, adding more water if necessary to keep from burning. After a
minute or two, add leeks and continue cooking, still stirring for another
minute. Add the carrots, celery, mushrooms, lentils, boiling water,
rosemary, thyme, bay leaves, and red pepper flakes.

Lock lid in place. Over high heat, bring to a high pressure. Lower the
heat just enough to maintain high pressure and cook for 7 minutes. Allow
the pressure to come down naturally or use a quickrelease method. Remove
the lid, tilting it away from you to allow any excess steam to escape. If
the lentils are not quite tender, either return to high pressure for a few
more minutes or replace (but do not lock) the lid and simmer until the
lentils are done.

Remove the bay leaves. Stir in the roasted red bell peppers, parsley, just
enough vinegar to bring up the flavors, and salt and pepper to taste.

Serves 68

Posted by artemis@netcom.com (Michelle Dick) to the Fatfree Digest [Volume
14 Issue 21] Jan. 21, 1995.

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:A recipe adapted from Lorna Sass's _Vegetarian Cooking Under Pressure_:
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