Broccoli Lentil soup

Broccoli Lentil Soup with Roasted Pepper Coulis Serves two

Ingredients:
 * 2 Cups rough-chopped broccoli
 * 1/2 Onion, finely chopped
 * 1/2 Cup Green Lentils
 * 1 tsp Cumin
 * 1/4 tsp Chili Powder
 * 32 oz veggie stock
 * 1/2 Cup Heavy cream

Roasted Pepper Coulis
 * 1 Red or Orange Roasted Pepper
 * 1 Tbs Tahini
 * 1 Tbs Olive Oil
 * 1 Tbs Maple Syrup
 * 1/4 tsp Chili Powder
 * Fresh Black Pepper to taste
 * 1/2 tsp Salt

Directions:

Heat vegetable oil in a large heavy bottomed pot that has a tight lid. Add onions. When they start to brown, add lentils and cumin and stir for a minute or two. Add water, broccoli, and bullion, turn down heat a little and cover. Simmer for about 30 minutes until the lentils are tender but still firm.

Meanwhile, add all the coulis ingredients into the bowl of your food processor or blender. Blend well until smooth, and set aside while soup is cooking to give the flavors some time to meld.

When the soup is ready, it should be pretty thick - too thick for soup! Blend it CAREFULLY (it’s hot!) until smooth (I didn’t even bother to wash out my food processor after I blended the coulis since it was going in the soup anyway). Return the soup to your pot and add heavy cream until the desired consistency is reached.

Place soup in bowls. Add 1/2 of the coulis on top of each bowl of soup - you can create a design if you want.