Nom Alert: Creamy Sriracha Lentil Soup

This is the perfect recipe for any chilly winter night, especially if you're stuck at home bunkering down due to a nor'easter, like today.  Spicy comfort food, with a bright color and a pleasant aroma, that will fill your kitchen with sun and warmth!

Servings: 4

Time: 1 hour

Ingredients:

• 3 cups vegetable broth
• 1 cup lentils (already soaked overnight)
• 2 carrots
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 onion
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tbsp Huy Fong Sriracha sauce
• Fresh parsley to taste
• Salt to taste

Preparation:

• Peel and finely chop carrots, onion and garlic;
• Heat olive oil in a large pan and add chopped vegetables;
• Cook over high heat for 5 minutes;
• Add lentils, Sriracha sauce and salt and cook for another 2-3 minutes, then add vegetable broth;
• Lower the heat, cover the pan and cook for 40 minutes;
• Mix with an immersion blender to obtain a creamy texture and serve sprinkled with minced parsley.

Nutritional Information:

660 ml vegetable broth: 33 calories, 1 gr protein, 0 fat, 6 gr carb, 0 fiber, 3 gr sugar

190 gr lentils: 676 calories, 47 gr protein, 2 gr fat, 121 gr carb, 20 gr fiber, 4 gr sugar

120 gr carrots: 50 calories, 1 gr protein, 0 gr fat, 11 gr carb, 3 gr fiber, 6 gr sugar

110 gr onion: 44  calories, 1 gr protein, 0 fat, 10 gr carb, 2 gr fiber, 4 gr sugar

6 gr garlic: 9 calories, 0 protein, 0 fat, 1 gr carb, 0 fiber, 0 sugar

40 ml olive oil: 358 calories, 0 protein, 40 gr fat, 0 carb, 0 fiber, 0 sugar

40 ml Sriracha sauce: 36 calories, 1 gr protein, 0 fat, 7 gr carb, 1 gr fiber, 6 gr sugar

Total per serving: 301 calories, 13 gr protein, 10 gr fat, 39 gr carb, 6 gr fiber, 6 gr sugar