{"id":5861,"date":"2019-05-12T19:24:10","date_gmt":"2019-05-12T23:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.darcyparks.ca\/?p=5861"},"modified":"2019-05-12T19:24:10","modified_gmt":"2019-05-12T23:24:10","slug":"lentil-and-vegetable-soup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.darcyparks.ca\/?p=5861","title":{"rendered":"Lentil and Vegetable Soup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Serves: 6 servings<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Source: Uncomplicated<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2 tablespoons canola oil<\/li>\n<li>1 medium onion, finely chopped<\/li>\n<li>3\/4 teaspoon salt, divided<\/li>\n<li>1 large carrot, finely chopped<\/li>\n<li>2 stalks of celery, finely chopped<\/li>\n<li>2 cloves of garlic, minced<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon of cumin<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon of dried thyme<\/li>\n<li>1 28 ounce can of whole tomatoes, crushed by hand<\/li>\n<li>4 cups of water<\/li>\n<li>3\/4 cup green lentil<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Optional: Small Parmesan cheese rind<\/p>\n<p><strong>Instructions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Heat oil in a large pot over medium-low heat. Add onion and 1\/4 teaspoon of the salt. Cover and cook gently, stirring occasionally for 6 to 8 minutes until the onions are very soft and just starting to brown. Add the carrots and celery, cover and cook for another 3 minutes. Add the garlic, cumin and thyme, cover and cook for 1 more minute.<\/li>\n<li>Add the tomatoes with their juice, water and Parmesan rind (if using) and increase the heat to high and bring to a boil. Add the lentils and remaining 1\/2 teaspoon of salt and return to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer partially covered for about 45 minutes until the lentils are tender.<\/li>\n<li>Garnish with fresh parsley and Parmesan.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Serves: 6 servings Source: Uncomplicated Ingredients: 2 tablespoons canola oil 1 medium onion, finely chopped 3\/4 teaspoon salt, divided 1 large carrot, finely chopped 2 stalks of celery, finely chopped 2 cloves of garlic, minced 1\/2 teaspoon of cumin 1\/2 teaspoon of dried thyme 1 28 ounce can of whole tomatoes, crushed by hand 4 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5861","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-soups"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.darcyparks.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5861","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.darcyparks.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.darcyparks.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.darcyparks.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.darcyparks.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5861"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.darcyparks.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5861\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.darcyparks.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5861"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.darcyparks.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5861"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.darcyparks.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5861"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}