EZPZ lentil soup!

EZPZ lentil soup!

Ingredients
8 cups water
1 lb bag of lentils (brown or green)
1 large onion, chopped into small pieces
1 or 2 celery stalks, chopped
2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1/2 cup tomato puree, or a chopped, very ripe tomato (or a squeeze or two of tomato paste)
2 tsp Better Than Bouillon Reduced Sodium Chicken or Vegetarian/Vegan stock base
about 1 1/2 tsp Kosher salt (more or less to taste) and pepper, as desired.

Instructions
Place the lentils in a large pot, and rinse several times, checking for foreign objects.
Add 8 cups of water to start, adding more later if necessary.
Add the chopped onion, celery, olive oil, tomato puree, and the bouillion, if using. Add about 1 1/2 teaspoons of Kosher salt (at least 2 tsp. if not using bouillon).
Bring to a boil, over medium high heat, then simmer over med-low heat, (adding more water if it’s too thick) stirring occasionally, until lentils are done (about 30 mins.)
Add more salt, pepper and olive oil if desired.
Serve with warm, crusty bread.

Enjoy 🫶