Apple and Lentil Soup

I know it sounds weird. . . apples and lentils? But it's a delicious, light, and healthy soup. Serve this with some homemade bread, a salad, and it's a meal. This is a regular at our family table; I hope you like it.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 55 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 113 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 4 apples - peeled, cored, and diced
• ¼ cup all-purpose flour, sifted
• 10 cups chicken stock
• 1 (15 ounce) can lentils, drained and rinsed
• 1 teaspoon celery seed (Optional)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat until hot; stir in onion and apples and cook and stir for 4 minutes. Stir flour into apple mixture; cook and stir for 2 minutes.

Step 2

Whisk chicken stock into apple mixture; bring soup to a boil. Stir lentils and celery seed into soup; return mixture to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer until apples are tender, about 45 minutes.