Homemade Lentil Soup-Nutritious and Delicious!

Cover the bottom of a large soup pot with olive oil. Saute a diced onion and two stalks of diced celery until soft….add 1/2 teaspoon of pepper. Towards the end, add two cloves of garlic and lightly brown (don’t burn). Then add a cut-up tomato and cook for a few minutes. Then add a small can of organic tomato sauce, stir and let simmer for 5 minutes. Add basil if you have and some chopped parsley. Add a half bag of dried lentils (about 8 oz.) and approximately 10 cups of water. Add a container of organic, low sodium vegetable or chicken broth and a teaspoon of organic turmeric. Add 4-5 carrots and one sweet potato peeled and cut-up. Bring to a gentle boil and then lower the heat and simmer for about an hour and a half, with a cover ajar. Optional: Add small, cooked pasta before serving. Serve with grated cheese. (You can enjoy some soup and then freeze the rest, in Pyrex or freezer safe glass.)