Red Lentil Soup

Prep Time: 10 minutes     Cooking Time: 30 minutes     Yields: 4 people

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Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 small onion, diced
1/2 teaspoon cumin powder
1 carrot, rustic cut
1 burdock root, rustic cut
1 cup red lentils
4-5 cups water or stock
A few splashes umeboshi vinegar

Directions

1. Heat oil in a deep pot.

2. Add onion and sauté for 3 minutes.

3. Add cumin and cook, stirring for 30 seconds.

4. Add carrot and burdock and sauté for 3 minutes.

5. Add lentils and water or stock and cook 20 minutes until lentils and roots are soft.

6. Add a few splashes of umeboshi vinegar, stir and taste.