Recipe#6713

Title: FAKI (HELLENIC LENTIL SOUP)

  SOURCE: _Diabetic Cooking From Around the World_ by
  Vilma Liacouras Chantiles posted by Anne MacLellan

   1       c            Lentils
   1       md           Onion -- chopped
   2       ea           Garlic cloves -- up to 3
                        -chopped
   1       ea           Celery stalk -- chopped
   3       ea           Plum tomatoes, fresh -- and
                        -juices -OR-
   5       ea           -Italian type plum tomatoes
   1       ea           Bay leaf
   4       ea           Parsley sprigs
                        Mint, fresh -- basil or other
                        -favorite herb
     1/4   c            Olive oil
   1       pn           -Salt
   1       pn           -Pepper
   3       tb           Vinegar
                        Oregano, dried -- for garnish
  "This recipe also appeared in my cookbook, The Food of
  Greece".
  
  Wash lentils in a soup pot. Cover with 8 cups of cold
  water, and bring to a boil. Cover the pot, turn off
  the heat, and let stand for an hour. Bring to a boil,
  and stir in the onion, garlic and celery. Cover and
  simmer for 30 minutes. Add the tomatoes. bay leaf,
  parsley, your favorite herb and half the oil. Simmer
  for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add enough
  water to make 8 cups. Remove the bay leaf. Season the
  soup, and add the remaining oil. Taste, and adjust the
  seasonings. Serve hot with the vinegar and garnished
  with oregano, rubbed between your palms.
  
  SERVES:8