French Lentil Soup With Sausage

Recipe Ingredients

3 tablespoons	45ml	Olive oil
1 tablespoon	15ml	Onion - finely chopped (medium)
2 tablespoons	30ml	Carrots - finely chopped (medium)
1		Celery rib - finely chopped
1 1/4 cups	296ml	Lentils
		= (preferably French green)
6 cups	1422ml	Water
1 1/2 teaspoons	7.5ml	Salt
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Freshly-ground black pepper
4 oz	113g	Smoked sausage
		= (like kielbasa)
1 tablespoon	15ml	Balsamic vinegar - or to taste

Recipe Instructions

Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a 4-quart heavy pot over moderately-high heat until hot but not smoking, then cook onion, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, about 6 minutes. Add carrots and celery and cook, stirring, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add lentils, water, salt, and pepper and bring to a boil, then reduce heat to moderate and cook, covered, until lentils are tender, about 30 minutes.

While lentils are cooking, heat remaining tablespoon oil in a 10-inch nonstick skillet over high heat until hot but not smoking, then brown sausage on all sides, about 5 minutes. Cool sausage slightly on a cutting board, then cut into 1/2-inch-thick pieces. Add sausage to soup and stir in vinegar.

This recipe yields 6 servings.

Source:
SARA'S SECRETS with Sara Moulton - (Show # SS-1C02) - from the TV FOOD NETWORK

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