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  • Serves: 8 Servings

Faki (Hellenic Lentil Soup)

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Category: Crockpot, Vegetarian, Main Dish, Diabetic

 Ingredients List

  • 1 c Lentils
  • 1 md Onion; chopped
  • 2 Garlic cloves; up to 3
  • -chopped
  • 1 Celery stalk; chopped
  • 3 Plum tomatoes, fresh; and
  • -juices -OR-
  • 5 -Italian type plum tomatoes
  • 1 Bay leaf
  • 4 Parsley sprigs
  • Mint, fresh; basil or other
  • -favorite herb
  • 1/4 c Olive oil
  • 1 pn -Salt
  • 1 pn -Pepper
  • 3 tb Vinegar
  • Oregano, dried; for garnish

 Directions

"This recipe also appeared in my cookbook, The Food of Greece".

Wash lentils in a soup pot. Cover with 8 cups of cold water, and
bring to a boil. Cover the pot, turn off the heat, and let stand for
an hour. Bring to a boil, and stir in the onion, garlic and celery.
Cover and simmer for 30 minutes. Add the tomatoes. bay leaf, parsley,
your favorite herb and half the oil. Simmer for 30 minutes, stirring
occasionally. Add enough water to make 8 cups. Remove the bay leaf.
Season the soup, and add the remaining oil. Taste, and adjust the
seasonings. Serve hot with the vinegar and garnished with oregano,
rubbed between your palms.

SERVES:8

Nutrients for 3/4 cup Calories: 129 Exchanges: 1 starch/bread; 1 fat
g mg carbohydrate: 13 potassium: 282.5 protein: 5
sodium: 21 fat: 7 cholesterol: 0 fiber: 2.5

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