Hearty, healthy, veggie-packed and delicious, this vegetarian Italian lentil soup recipe is the perfect way to welcome the New Year and bring a little good luck with it! The lentils in this Italian soup recipe symbolize abundance, as their round shape represents Roman coins expanding as they simmer. Eating lentils is believed to usher in a year of good fortune. And who wouldn’t appreciate a little bit of that?! #lentils #lentilsoup #lentilsrecipe #souprecipe #soup #italianrecipes

Ingredients:
▢Extra-virgin olive oil
▢1 medium yellow onion, finely chopped
▢4 large garlic cloves, minced
▢2 carrots, chopped
▢1 celery rib, chopped
▢Kosher salt
▢Black pepper
▢1 (28-ounce) can whole tomatoes (I like San Marzano)
▢5 cups vegetable broth
▢1 dried bay leaf
▢1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
▢1/2 to 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
▢1 cup green lentils, rinsed (or brown lentils)
▢2 cups baby spinach
▢1 cup chopped parsley leaves
▢Splash red wine vinegar
▢Freshly grated parmesan cheese, for garnish (optional)

18 Comments

  1. That looks delicious. And the vinegar at the end really boosts the flavor. I've done that before with your other soup recipes. 😊

  2. That is a delicious healthy, hearty soup. My favorite is red lentils, even for breakfast, so good.

  3. Fantastic, thanks!
    😅 I was taught to crush the tomatoes with my hands😅
    She would say that "she's handing her love to the soup" ❤

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