Immune Boosting Lentil Soup

Ingredients:

• ½ cup lentils

• 1 cup finely chopped *broccoli

• 4 cups water

• 2 cloves chopped garlic

• 4 tbsp dried *basil

• 1 tbsp curry powder

• 1 tbsp onion powder

• 1/2 tsp dried *oregano

• ½ cup chopped *bell peppers

• ½ cup diced red onions

• Pinch Cayenne pepper

• 1Tbsp olive oil

  Immune boosting ingredients:

• ½ cup sliced shiitake mushrooms

• astragalus sticks

  Optional to taste:

• ½ tsp salt,

• lime slices

*organic preferred

Directions:

• Bring water, lentils and basil, oregano, curry powder and cayenne pepper to a boil.

• Simmer on low heat for 1.5 hrs.

• Add additional boiling water as needed if lentils are drying.

• After 1hr of simmering, in a separate pan on medium heat, saute mushroom, peppers, onions, broccoli and garlic with olive oil in the following order:

  • Mushrooms (long enough to remove water)

  • Onions and peppers

  • Broccoli and garlic

• Add saucepan ingredients to pot containing simmering seasoned lentils

• Add astragalus stick to soup

• Optional: Add salt

• Simmer for another 15 minutes.

• Serve in bowl with limes slices. Use lime slices for additional salt like taste

• Enjoy!