Lentil Soup with Sausage

1 lg. white onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, crushed
2 cups lentils
1 tbsp. olive oil
2 qt. water
1 can tomatoes
1 bay leaf
1 tbsp. salt
1/2 tsp. black pepper
1/2 lb. summer sausage

Directions:

Briefly saute veggies in olive oil for 3-4 minutes. Place all ingredients, except sausage, in a large pot and simmer, covered, for about 2 hours. Dice sausage without casings and simmer 10 minutes. Drain. Add to soup 1/2 hour before serving. Top with Parmesan cheese.

User Reviews:

Instead of water and sausage, I boiled a ham and used the stock and meat! Mmmm!!

submitted by randy1 on December 09, 2005

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