Lentil And Smoked Sausage Soup (north African)

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 7 ounces dry lentils
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 3/4 cup green cabbage, finely shredded
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 2 smoked vegetarian sausages
• 16 ounces diced tomatoes
• 2 vegetable bouillon cubes
• 4 cups water
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 teaspoon thyme leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.
• 2 stir in lentils, onion, cabbage, and garlic.
• 3 cook until tender.
• 4 stir in sausage and tomatoes.
• 5 crumble vegetable cubes over mixture and pour in water.
• 6 stir in bay leaf, thyme, and cayenne pepper. bring to a boil; cover, and simmer until lentils are tender, about 30 minutes. season with salt and pepper to taste.