Lentil soup

Prep time- 15 minutes spread out over an hour
Cooking Time- 1 hour
Feeds 4-5

Number of things that get dirty- 5
soup pot
frying pan
spatula
knife
cutting board

Optional stick blender

Ingredients

1 C yellow lentils
7 C water
1 onion
1 tbs crushed garlic (I always have a jar of the stuff in my fridge)
2 tbs olive oil
1/4 C lemon juice
1/4 cup vinegar
salt and pepper to taste

put lentils and water in soup pot over medium heat. Cook roughly 40 minutes until solf.
Chop onion into small pieces
Saute onion and garlic until soft and carmelized
Add to soup.
Add vinegar
Simmer soup for an additional 5-10 minutes.

Remove from heat and add lemon juice and salt and pepper to taste.

Can be served as it or blended into a thick soup with no pieces floating in it. I really prefer it blended.