Italian Lentil Soup Recipe

Ingredients For Italian Lentil Soup Recipe

• 2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 2 cup diced white onion
• 1 cup diced carrots
• 1 cup diced celery
• 4 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
• 7 cup 8 vegetable or chicken stock
• 1 cup rinsed lentils
• 1 can fire roasted diced tomatoes
• 2 bay leaves
• 0.25 teaspoon dried thyme
• 0.25 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• pinch crushed red pepper
• 2 cup roughly chopped collard greens
• optional toppings: freshly grated Parmesan cheese, finely chopped fresh parsley or basil