Lentil Soup a la Fadi’s

I’ve been trying to replicate Fadi’s lentil soup for a while. I’ve tried lots of recipes. This seems to be a winner. Give it a try!

• 2 tbsp oil
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 cup diced or shredded carrots
• 1/2 cup diced or shredded celery
• 3 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup of white rice
• 1 1/2 cups of red lentils
• 8 cups of chicken/vegetable stock
• 1 tsp turmeric
• 1 1/2 tsp ground cumin
• Handful of chopped flat-leaf parsley
• Juice of half a lemon
• salt and pepper to taste

Saute veggies in olive oil until tender. Add everything else except lemon juice. Cook until lentils and rice in tender. I just threw everything in a slow cooker on low for 6 hours. If you cook it on the stove they can be ready in less than 1 hour. They cook super fast. Add lemon juice at the end.