Lentil Soup

A very simple, filling soup: really good with saltines. Don't worry, I won't bombard you with a storytime until the end of the recipe, if I decide I care enough. If you wanna read it, scroll down. Maybe eventually I'll figure out how to code the jump ahead thing.

Ingredients:

1. 2.5 cups dry lentils
2. 2 quarts of vegetable broth
3. 1 yellow onion
4. 2 celery stalks
5. 3 carrots
6. 3 tbsp tomato paste
7. 1 tbsp olive oil
8. 3 garlic cloves
9. 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
10. Seasoning of your choice

Directions:

1. Prepare lentils:
   1. Fill pot with water and lentils and bring to boil. Simmer for 30 mins only
2. Prepare veggies:
   1. Finely chop onion
   2. Slice celery and carrots in to bite sized pieces (soup size)
   3. Mince or chop garlic
3. Start cooking:
   1. Add veggies to pan with oil and sautee, adding garlic last
   2. Add sauteed veggies, cooked lentils to crockpot or large pot with vegetable broth, tomato paste, and seasonings. Cook on medium for 2 to 3 hours until lentils have soaked up most of the liquid
   3. Once done cooking, add vinegar