GOC Recipe: Homemade Lentil Soup

GOC Members worked together to chop fresh vegetables straight from our GOC garden.

Want to make it at home? Here’s our recipe:

Ingredients:

1 bag of lentils

4 cups water

4 stalks celery, chopped

3 carrots, chopped

3 bulbs garlic, chopped

Diced onion, to taste

Fresh oregano and basil (Or other seasoning)

6 cups chicken broth

Olive oil

Directions:

Add the bag of lentils to 4 cups of water. Cook for about 20–30 minutes, or until tender.

Chop the celery, carrots, garlic, and onion.

Sauté the vegetables in olive oil until they begin to soften.

Add the cooked lentils and 6 cups of chicken broth.

Add fresh oregano and basil from the garden.

Let everything simmer together and enjoy!

Cooking at GOC is about more than making a good meal. Members work side by side, practice skills, share ideas, and enjoy what we create together. This soup was definitely a tasty success!

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