Recipe - Lentil-Lemon Soup

2 md Onions; chopped
2 Cloves garlic; chopped
One half teaspoon Salt; (or to taste)
Few drops of sesame oil for
flavor
1 teaspoon Cumin
1 cup Dried red lentils
5 cup Veggie stock
1 Bay leaf
2 Strips lemon rind
1 tablespoon Lemon juice
6 sl Lemon for garnish

(adapted from The Natural Gourmet)

Saute onions and garlic in water or a little stock in a soup pot, 67
minutes until golden. Add salt and cumin, and a few drops of sesame oil.

Pick over and rinse lentils. Add to onions with stock. Skim foam. Bring to
a boil.

Reduce heat. Add bay leaf and lemon rind. Simmer 25 minutes, then discard
bay leaf and lemon rind. Add the lemon juice, stir, and garnish with lemon
slices.

Posted to fatfree digest V98 #011 by JBennicoff JBennicoff@aol.com on Jan
11, 1998