Lentil Soup With Cilantro

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Course : Beans
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 4
 

Ingredients:

1 cup green or brown lentils
1 small onion
2 cloves garlic -- minced
1 piece bay leaf
6 1/2 cups water
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
1 bunch cilantro -- chopped
1/4 cup plain non-fat yogurt garnish
 

Preparation:

Wash and pick over lentils. Combine lentils, onion, garlic, bay leaf and water in a soup pot. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 40 minutes. Add the salt toward the end of the cooking time. Remove from the heat. Discard the onion and bay leaf. Put the soup through a food mill or puree half of it in a blender. Heat through, add salt and pepper to taste, stir in the cilantro, and serve, topping each bowl with a dollop of yogurt. SOURCE: "Entertaining Light" Martha Rose Shulman.