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Lentil Soup Italian Style

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Name	Lentil Soup Italian Style
Category	European, Italian, Soups & Stews
Serves/Yields	2
Difficulty	Easy
Prep. Time	10 min + soaking
Cook Time	1 hour +
Introduction
	It's a common saying in Italy: Lentils bring you luck and happiness, and that is why they are always present in any new year eve menu. This is a very easy soup, but can be also a nice side dish for chicken, pork or veal.
Ingredients
	1/2 lb italian lentils (castelluccio's lentils are great) 3 cups broth (chicken, beef, veg) 1/2 onion finely sliced 1 scallion finely sliced 1 tbs extra virgin olive oil 2 tbs half and half salt to taste red hot chili pepper flakes to taste
Directions
Step: 1	Soak the lentils overnight and discard all the floating ones. Rinse, drain, and put the lentils in the broth and simmer for one hour. Meanwhile, in a frying pan sautee the onoin and the scallion until translucent. Add salt and pepper flakes according to your taste, remove from heat and add the half and half. Stir gently, add the mixture to the lentils and serve.

Time submitted: Saturday, September 24. 2005 at 12:04:03
Contributed By: guido

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