Upgraded Lentil soup

Had to figure out something to pack for husband's lunch. Just sat on it for awhile... Watched a movie... Getting close to 11pm...so then decided throw some random ingredients together .. and it turned out well!

Inspiration... I could have just thrown that in his lunch bag 😂

Always gives a dish a nice salty kick.

In the end, dressed the lentil soup up with sauteed shallots, kale, andcarrots then added veggie broth to thin it out.

Quick. Easy.

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