Soup for a chilly day

Hello!

This is Rikki here and I was thinking of everyone today as the temperature dropped down into the chilly 50s. I know that isn't cold for many people, but when it gets below 60 in LA, it is big news! In the spirit of cold winter days, I thought I would whip up a batch of my favorite soup and then share the recipe with everyone so that they could maybe make their own chilly day soup.

I love this recipe because it can have pretty much anything added to it and still turn out great. I basically go through the fridge and toss everything in the pot that looks a bit wilty or sad. The spicy turkey gives it a great kick as well. Plus now that we have a food processor (Yay!) the prep takes about 5 minutes tops.

From my kitchen to yours, here is Turkey Lentil Soup.

1 lb dried lentils
1 tb olive oil
1 cup onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, sliced
1 cup celery, sliced
1 8-oz can tomato sauce
1 cup water
a bunch of vegetable broght
2 bay leaves
1 tb chopped rosemary
1 package spicy turkey sausage
black pepper
salt
red wine vinegar

In a large pot, heat oil until hot. Remove the sausage from the casings and brown in the oil, adding the carrots, celery, garlic and onion after a few minutes. Cook until the onions turn translucent and the vegetables are tender. Add tomato sauce, water, veggie broth, rosemary, bay leaves and lentils.

Bring the mixture to a boil. Cover, reduce heat and let simmer for 25 minutes or until veggies are slightly soft. Add salt and pepper to taste, along with a dash of red wine vinegar.

This makes a huge batch but is so yummy I'm sure you won't have a problem eating it all!


Enjoy!

Rikki