Lemon Lentil Soup {Recipe + Giveaway}

Made this soup last night and EVERYONE ate it, and wanted seconds. Wow.

I love how easily it came together and the taste.

It’s another Mama Pea recipe.

INGREDIENTS

4 c vegetable broth
4 carrots, chopped (about 2 c.)
2 stalks of celery, chopped (about 1 c.)
3/4 tsp. coriander
salt and pepper to taste
1 c  red lentils, rinsed and drained
1 1/2 c chopped greens, such as kale or spinach (I used spinach)
1/4 c  fresh lemon juice (about 2 small lemons)
3 Tbsp. raw cashews
2 Tbsp. chopped parsley

 DIRECTIONS

In a saucepan over medium high heat and sprayed with cooking spray, saute carrots, celery and coriander for approximately five minutes or until vegetables are tender.

Add broth and red lentils and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for fifteen minutes.

Meanwhile, chop parsley and spinach and make a lemon cashew cream by combining lemon juice and cashews in a food processor.

When lentils are done, stir in greens and lemon cashew cream and heat until mixture is uniform. Adjust salt and pepper to taste.

 Now for the giveaway. {CLOSED}

You know sometimes how you *might* think your husband isn’t listening to you? Well mine listened, but selectively… during my week of Peas and Thank You cooking, as I raved about the cookbook, he took note and come Christmas, bought me the book I already owned and didn’t keep the receipt….

That combined with the fact that this Saturday is the  my birthday (the 10th anniversary of my 29th, you do the math), I decided to give the book away.

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