Double hearty soup

I have invented this soup by mixing and matching different ingredients. I call it ‘double’ hearty because I use ‘Hearty’ organic vegetable broth from Trader Joe’s and a bunch of hearty vegetables. This soup is fast and easy to cook. The result is truly delicious and very light. It makes a good dinner all by itself.

Double hearty soup

Prep time:  5 minsCook time:  35 minsTotal time:  40 mins

Serves: 4

 

Ingredients

½ medium onion, minced

1 medium carrot, chopped

1 turnip, cubed (optional)

2 stalks of celery, chopped

2 Tbsp tomato sauce for pasta (optional)

½ tsp ground cumin

½ tsp salt

1 pack (quart) of vegetable broth (Trader Joe's organic 'Hearty' broth)

2 cups of water

½ cup lentils (Trader Joe's split lentils or any other)

7-8 small or medium bok choy heads (washed well, bottoms trimmed)

⅓ bunch of parsley and/or ⅓ bunch of cilantro, washed and chopped (optional)

Instructions

In a deep pot heat the oil until hot

Saute onion until golden

Add carrots with celery and cook for a minute

Add tomato sauce (optional)

Add broth, water, salt, ground cumin

Bring to boil

Reduce to medium/low and simmer for 10 minutes

Put lentils in the same pot

Simmer for additional 10 minutes

Add bok choy heads (cut each head in halves if desired)

Add parsley and cilantro (optional)

Cook until bok choy is tender but crispy (around 6-8 minutes)