Claire’s Curried Lentil Soup

Absolutely delicious – and this low calorie soup gets an A on Calorie Count’s nutrition analysis!

Claire’s Curried Lentil Soup

Ingredients:

(Makes 3 servings)

1/2 cup dry lentils

1 carrot, grated

3 cups cauliflower

1 red bell pepper

1 small onion

1 clove garlic

1 tsp garam masala

1 tsp black mustard seeds, toasted

1 tsp cumin seeds, toasted

1/2 tsp turmeric

1 tsp coriander

1/2 tsp cayenne

1/2 tsp asafetida

1 dried chile pepper

1 1/2 tsp sea salt

5 cups water

Directions:

Grate the carrot. Chop up the cauliflower, onion, pepper. Mince the garlic.

Put everything but the garam masala and salt into a pot and simmer until tender.

Remove the hot chile pepper and puree everything with an immersion blender.

Stir in garam masala and salt to taste and serve.