Sunshine Lentil Soup

This soup is easy and delicious, but organic ingredients make it extra yummy. Hence the name, it is a soup that I usually make on a rainy day when I don't feel like going out since all the ingredients are staples in my kitchen.

1.5 tablespoons canola oil

1 onion 

2 carrots

2 teaspoons of ground cumin 

(saute these four ingredients till the carrots are tender and the onions are translucent)

then add:

1 cup red lentils

1/3 cup rice

stir for 10 seconds then add:

8 cups broth or water 

LET it COOk for 25-30 minutes till the rice is done and lentils are mushy

then squeeze the juice of 1-2 lemons and salt to taste and garnish with some fresh parsley sprigs.

As it is true with most soups - this soup is always better the next day 

The no-carb variation: 

skip the rice!  add 1/2 cup extra lentils - decrease the water or broth to 4 cups instead of 8 and Puree! wah-laa you still have a thick and yummy soup. I also like to add a sauted yellow pepper to the mix for a little extra sweetness.