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Italian Lentil and Vegetable Soup

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Lentil Vegetable Soup IG: @mangiaconelena Pinterest: mangia con elena Italians love their soup. Soups are eaten in every season but there is nothing better than eating a warm and satisfying bowl of soup in the dead of winter. Soup chases away the February blues. So when I woke up this morning and looked at the 10cm of snow that blanketed our yard I knew it was going to be a soup kind of day. Italian soup varieties are plenty. The best thing I love about soup is that you can add and omit different ingredients and it will taste amazing each time. As long as you can create a flavourful base starting with the soffritto or holy trinity (celery, carrots and onions) that is the beginning of most great Italian classic soups. This soup is a flavourful combination of healthy lentils, kale, zucchini and sweet potatoes in a red wine, tomato  and vegetable stock. If you have other vegetables in your fridge feel free to throw them in. This soup would taste great with added cauliflower florets, brocc