This meal kit includes these ingredients.

• Lentils
• Olive oil
• Mire poix mix (carrots, onions, celery)
• Lemon
• Chives

1
Wash and rinse the lentils in cold water. Allow to sit in water for about 5 minutes then drain using a mesh strainer.
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In a large pot, heat olive oil on medium to high heat.
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3
Add mire poix mix and optionally a pinch of salt and cook for about 10 minutes while mixing occasionally.
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4
Fill the container that the mire poix mix came in with water 4 times and add to pot. This is the equivalent of approximately 10 cups of water.
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Add the lentils.
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Stir all ingredients well, bring to boil, then turn down heat slightly and cook for about 25 minutes.
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You want the ingredients to continue to boil slightly and not simply simmer. Mix occasionally. If the water evaporates too quickly and ingredients are too dry, add a bit of water.
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7
Turn off heat.
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For Smooth Soup: Use an immersion/hand blender to blend the ingredients right in the pot until smooth. If the soup is too thick, add a bit of water. If you don’t have an immersion blender, transfer contents of pot to a regular blender (you might have to do that in two batches if the blender is not big enough to hold all the soup mix). Then transfer soup mix back to the pot.
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For Chunky Soup: Simply use a wooden spoon to mix the soup in the pot and break up any large segments.
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Serve in a bowl and garnish with some chives. Add salt and pepper and a squeeze of lemon to taste.
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