LENTIL****French Lentil Rice Soup

By Unblond1

This is good and tasty and healthy, although rather ugly to look at. I didn't puree any of it. It's easy to make in the slow cooker too.

Ingredients

• 3 servings
• 3 cups chicken broth
• 1/2 cup Puy or other french lentils, picked over and rinsed
• 1 medium carrots, peeled and finely diced
• 1/2 small onion, finely chopped
• 1 celery stalks, finely diced
• 1 1/2 tablespoons uncooked arborio rice
• 1 clove minced garlic
• 1/2 teaspoon herbs de Provence or dried thyme
• salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Details

Servings 3
Adapted from tomatoesonthevine-velva.blogspot.com

Preparation

Step 1

* *Combine* broth, lentils, carrots, onion, celery, rice, garlic, herbs de provence and pepper in a slow cooker. *Cover and cook* on low for 8 hours or on high for 4 to 5 hours.

* *Remove* 1-1/2 cups soup and puree in a food processor or blender until almost smooth. *Stir* pureed soup back into the slow cooker. *Season* to taste with salt and additional pepper, if needed.

* *Divide* among 4 bowls and serve. *Garnish* each serving with a couple of tablespoons of homemade yogurt that has been mixed with some ground cumin, chopped coriander and grated lime rind.

*NUTRITION:*

* Calories - 200
* Fat - .9
* Sat Fat - .1
* Carbs - 30
* Fibre - 7.4
* Protein - 15.8