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Lentil Detox Soup

Soup loaded with Lentil Beans, Mushrooms, Vegetables & assortment of Herbs & Spices to help detox and fight inflammation in your body.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Lunch, Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 6

Equipment

  • Cutting Board
  • Knife
  • Stock Pot or Dutch Oven with Lid

Ingredients
  

Produce

  • 5 Cloves of Fresh Garlic Minced
  • 2 cups Carrots Diced
  • 1 cup Celery Chopped
  • 1-2 cups Shiitake Mushrooms or mushrooms of your choice Broken down to smaller pieces
  • 1 Onion Sliced or chopped
  • 1-2 Tomatoes (Optional) Chopped
  • 1/4 cup Cilantro Chopped
  • 1 tbsp Fresh Ginger Grated or paste may be substituted
  • Juice of 1/2 of Lemon

Beans

  • 2 cups Dry Brown or Green Lentil Beans Washed and set aside

Stock

  • 8 cups Vegetable Broth of your choice

Seasonings

  • 1 tbsp Cumin
  • 2 tbsp Garlic Herb Seasoning No Salt
  • 1-2 tbsp Turmeric
  • 1 tsp Sea Salt
  • 1 tsp Onion Powder
  • 1 tsp Black Pepper
  • 1 tsp Dried Thyme
  • 1 tsp Dried Rosemary
  • 1/2 tsp Red Pepper Flakes

Oil

  • Olive Oil

Instructions
 

Preparation

  • Heat your Stock Pot or Dutch Oven on medium/high drizzling Olive Oil to coat the bottom.
  • Add Onions, Celery, Carrots, Mushrooms & Garlic and begin sautéing until ingredients begin cooking through and start to soften.
  • Begin adding Lentils, Sea Salt, Black Pepper, Onion Powder, Cumin, Garlic Herb Seasoning, Thyme, Rosemary, Fresh Ginger, Red Pepper Flakes (Optional) & Turmeric and stir all together and continue sautéing. It will become very fragrant while seasonings infuse together.
  • Gently pour in Vegetable Broth, Tomatoes, Cilantro & Lemon Juice and stir to incorporate.
  • At this point, you can taste Broth to see if additional seasonings are needed.
  • Cover and let it simmer on medium/high for 30 minutes or until Lentil's soften, being sure to stir periodically.

Serving

  • Garnish with additional Cilantro and enjoy this immediately along side a tall glass of Iced Water infused with Lemons & Limes for a refreshing compliment to your hearty detox soup!
Keyword carrots, detox, Garlic, lentil soup, lentils, Mushrooms, Soup