French Lentil & Chickpea Soup

• 1/4 cups Olive Oil
• 1 White Onion, Chopped
• 3 cloves Garlic, Minced Or Freshly Pressed
• 1 can (15 Oz. Size) Tomato Sauce (or Use Pasta Sauce)
• 1/2 teaspoons Red Pepper Flakes
• 1/4 teaspoons Cumin
• 1/4 teaspoons Curry Powder
• Salt And Pepper, to taste
• 1 Tablespoon Vegetable Base Reduced Sodium
• 5 cups Water
• 1 cup French Green Lentil
• 1 can (15 Oz. Size) Chickpeas, Rinsed
• 1 cup Collard Greens, Thinly Sliced (or Kale)

1. In a large pot, heat oil. Add chopped onion and cook until soft (about 3 minutes). Add garlic and cook until fragrant. Add tomato sauce, stir. Add spices, vegetable base, water and lentils. Stir and cover. Cook for approximately 30 minutes, then add chickpeas.
2. Take 2 cups of the soup from pot and blend it for 30 seconds (if using a Vitamix) or until pureed. Pour the blended soup back in the pot. Add collard greens (or kale) and simmer for 5 minutes.
3. Serve with roasted chickpeas, fresh scallion, toasted sesame seeds or coconut cream.

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Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/soups/french-lentil-chickpea-soup/ (may not work)