Love that Lentil Soup: nourishment on a dime: Celebration #1

Money on Monday: Soup Beautiful Soup!

It is pretty warm here in N.J. but with the heat turned down to 60 in the house to save money in this time of recession, I wanted to make a hearty, cheap soup today to start off this month of celebration.

So I am sharing with you today my favorite winter soup recipe. It's very simple to make and it is really cheap, as well as full of vitamens, minerals, protein and it is really yummy.

It makes me celebrate the beginning of December, because I can start making this wonderful soup.

Ginger Carrot Lentil Soup

1 cup washed brown lentils

4 diagonally sliced large carrots

4 large cloves of fresh garlic, coarsely chopped

1 medium yellow onion coarsely chopped

1 one inch knob of fresh ginger coarsely chopped

1 chicken or vegetable bouillon cube

Directions

Wash lentils  and cover with 1-2 quarts of cold water in a large soup kettle

Add all other ingredients

Cover and simmer until until done, about 1 hour. Cook longer for a richer flavor and thicker soup.

Pennies per bowl.

Serve with steamed brown rice, quinoa, millet or another whole grain for a whole protein, low bad fat, high energy and really cheap meal. Add a salad or a steamed green vegetable you are feeding your http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lentil body and spirit, because this dish will help combat depression with nuitrition Depression and http://www.bodyandfitness.com/Information/Health/Research/bvitamins.htm as well as nourishing your body and filling your pocketbook. Lentils are high in iron and Vit B1. Ginger combats inflammation and infection http://www.herbalremediesinfo.com/Ginger.htmlhttp://www.herbalremediesinfo.com/Ginger.h

Comments

[Jacqueline]

Oh, good, just what I was looking for! Thanks google! The soup sounds delicious -- and thanks for the links. I followed the Depression link and also found a few more boomer (women) friendly articles that might be helpful this time of year:
http://www.womentowomen.com/nutritionandweightloss/vitamind.aspx (Vit D)

and

http://www.womentowomen.com/symptoms/depressed.aspx

Off to make this soup!