Soup du Jour

Ingredients

• 1 Onion, chopped
• 2 or 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon minced piment, or to taste
• 2 tablespoons olive oil or other oil
• 1/2 cup small dry Lentils, washed
• 6+ cups water
• 1/2 cup rice, well washed
• 2 Chicken bouillon cubes
• 1 small can tomato paste
• 2-3 tomatoes, cut up
• 2-3 small zucchini or other green vegetable
• curry powder, if desired
• salt and pepper, to taste

Directions

1. Sauté Onion, garlic, piment and olive oil in a large pot.
2. Add Lentils and 3 C water.
3. Cook 20 minutes or so.
4. Add rice, 3 C water and bouillon cubes and cook for 20 more minutes.
5. Add tomato paste, tomatoes, zucchini and more water if soup is too thick.
6. Cook about 10 more minutes, until the green vegetables are tender.
7. Season to taste.