Lentil and Tomato Soup

Ingredients

• Lentils

  Raw

  ½ cup or 96g

• Onions

  Raw

  1 ¼ cup, chopped or 200g

• Bacon

  Raw, cured pork

  3 strip or 36g

• Tomatoes

  Red, ripe, canned, packed in tomato juice

  2 ¼ can or 428g

• Tomato juice

  Canned, without salt added

  1 cup or 243g

• Thyme

  Fresh

  1 tsp or 0.8g

• Vegetable Broth

  From bouillons. Low sodium

  3 cup or 720g

• Red wine vinegar

  2 tsp or 10g

• Salt

  Table

  1 dash or 0.4g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  1 dash or 0.1g

Directions

1. Soak the lentils in a bowl of water for 15 minutes.
2. Dice the onion and chop the bacon into small pieces.
3. In a saucepan over medium heat, cook the bacon until crispy. Add the onion and sauté until translucent.
4. Add the lentils, diced tomatoes, tomato juice, thyme, and vegetable broth. Cook for 25 minutes.
5. Blend the soup until smooth. Stir in the red wine vinegar, and season with salt and pepper to taste.
6. Serve and enjoy!