Lentils red soup

Lentils red soup

Ingredients:
500gram small lentils
1/2 cup olive oil
2 onions, finely chopped
2 small leeks, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
2 carrots, shredded or finely chopped
2 medium tomatoes, finely chopped (fresh or canned)
2 tbsps tomato paste
2 bay leaves
Balsamic vinegar
Salt
Pepper
Olives or feta cheese and/or fresh bread for the serving

Preparation: 
We rinse the lentils well and we put them to boil in lots of water for 5 minutes. We drain and keep them aside. We heat 3-4 teaspoons of the olive oil quantity and we sautee the onion and the leek for 3 minutes. We add the garlic and the carrot and we stir so that oil gets everywhere. We add the tomato paste, the lentils, the tomatoes, the bay leaves and cover with hot water. We put the lid on the pot and leave to boil for about 25 minutes in low heat, the ingredients must mix well and get soft. Towards the end we add salt and pepper and we add the rest of the olive oil slowly, stirring with a wooden spoon over low heat. At the end we add 2 or more tablespoons of balsamic vinegar and we taste on salt and pepper.

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