single portion: 1.5 cups

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 small onion, diced

3 garlic cloves, minced

1/2 cup thinly sliced carrot

Sea salt and black pepper

2 16- ounce cans cooked lentils, drained and rinsed, or 4 cups cooked lentils

Bragg Liquid Aminos, coconut amino acids, or tamari, to taste

3/4 cup chicken or vegetable broth

Over medium heat, warm the oil in a 2‑quart saucepan. Add the onion

and saut. for 7 minutes, until translucent. Add the garlic and saut. for another

minute, until fragrant. Add the carrot, salt, and pepper. Cover and

stir occasionally until carrot is tender.

Stir in the lentils and Bragg’s; simmer for 5 minutes. Add the broth and

simmer for 5 more minutes.