Main-Dish Lentil-Vegetable Soup

Ingredients

• tbs. olive oil
  1 unit
• medium-sized yellow onion

  chopped
  1 unit
• garlic

  minced
  2 cloves
• carrots

  peeled and cut into ¼-inch dice
  2 to 3 unit
• parsnip

  peeled and cut into ¼-inch dice
  1 unit
• celery root

  peeled and cut into ¼-inch dice
  1 small
• dried brown lentils

  sorted and rinsed
  1¼ cups
• vegetable stock or water
  6 cups
• tamari soy sauce
  1 tbsp
• salt and freshly ground black pepper
  1 unit
• minced fresh parsley for garnish
  1 unit