Red Lentil Soup

Red lentil soup- great for a cold evening or lunch !!
It freezes well too.

Sauté the onions, ginger, garlic and spices in the olive oil until soft. Add the bay leaf, tomatoes, water, broth and lentils. Cook until the lentils are soft. I put everything in the crock-pot to make it easy, still comes out great!!  If you put it on in the morning, it will be ready for an early dinner easy or do it the night before for a warm lunch.

2 cups rinsed red lentils
4 cups chicken or vegetable broth
4 cups water
1 TB olive oil
1 onion chopped
4 or more cloves of garlic, chopped
3 TB grated fresh ginger
1tsp. cumin powder
1/2 tsp curry powder
1 pint or 15 oz. of stewed tomatoes or (4 to 5 fresh tomatoes in season)
1 bay leaf
1 tsp salt