Simple Red Lentil and Spinach Soup

This soup is easy to make and really healthy.

Ingredients

3 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp butter
2 cups rinsed dry red lentils
2-3 cups water or more as needed
2 onions
8 cloves garlic
3 carrots
one bag of spinach
salt and pepper to taste
cumin and cumin seeds to taste
coriander to taste
2 bay leaves
1 tbsp ketchup
1 tbsp soy sauce

Method

Saute onions in olive oil and butter. Add garlic and carrots, saute for five-ten minutes. Add lentils, water, salt, pepper, bay leaves, cumin seeds and powder and coriander. Bring to boil and then simmer about 45 minutes. Lentils will expand as they cook so you may need to add more water. When lentils are cooked add ketchup, soy sauce, and spinach. Once spinach is cooked let cool before blending soup in batches.