Quinoa Lentil Soup

Ingredients

1 clove minced garlic
8 vegetable broth, divided
1 cup diced celery
1 cup diced carrots
1 cup dry green or brown lentils, rinsed
1/2 cup quinoa, rinsed
1 tbsp cumin
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper (optional)
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1 tsp lemon juice

Directions

Over medium heat, add garlic and 1 cup of vegetable broth to large stockpot. Bring to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes. Add Celery, carrot, lentils, quinoa, cumin, cayenne pepper and remaining vegetable broth to stockpot. Cook over medium heat until lentils are tender, about 30 minutes. Stir in salt, pepper and lemon juice.

Nutritional Information

Makes 4 servings. Each:

168 calories

8 grams protein

2 grams fat

31 grams carb

7 grams fiber

343 mg sodium