French in a Flash: Lentil and Sausage Soup
French in It is a reasonably priced recipe for fans of Mediterranean food. If you have celery, green lentils, kosher salt, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the onion you could follow this main course with the Candy Corn Cupcakes as a dessert. It will be a hit at your Autumn event.
Instructions
Remove the sausage from the casing, and roll into tiny meatballs.
Heat 1 teaspoon olive oil in a large stock pot over medium heat.
Add the sausage balls, and cook just to char the outside—3 minutes.
Move the meatballs to one side of the pot, and add the vegetables and the remaining teaspoon olive oil to the other. Stir together, and sauté until the vegetables are soft—another 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
Add the lentils, thyme, and vegetable broth. Bring to a boil over high heat, then cover, and reduce heat to low. Simmer until the lentils are tender—1 hour.
Serve right away with extremely crusty bread.