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Flu Fighter Garlic Soup
Toronto Garlic Festival
Since the medicinal properties of garlic are best preserved if the garlic is not cooked, this recipe calls for additional garlic to be added as a final step.
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Course
Main Course, Soup
Servings
2
people
Ingredients
2
tbsp
Extra virgin olive oil
1
medium/large
Onion
chopped
½
cup
Carrot
finely chopped
3
cups
Water or soup stock
Preferably chicken or vegetable stock
2
tbsp
Roast garlic puree
¼
cup
Fresh shiitake mushrooms
chopped
1
tsp
Thyme
½
cup
Lentils
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
Instructions
Add oil to medium-sized saucepan set to medium heat. Add onion, stirring from time to time. Cook to a deep golden brown color.
Add carrots, soup stock (or water), garlic puree, two of the garlic cloves, parsley, mushroom, thyme, lentils, salt, and pepper. Simmer for one hour.
One minute before serving, add the two remaining garlic cloves.