Serves 4
  1 cup red lentils
  6 cups water
  1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  1 yellow onion, sliced thin
  1 stalks celery, sliced thin
  1 14-oz can Muir Glen whole peeled tomatos*, mashed in hands  to taste salt
  to taste pepper
    1. Prep vegetables.
  2. In medium-sized pot, saute vegetables on medium flame until soft. Add lentils and water. Simmer for about 30 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste.
  *can use 4 fresh tomatoes instead
  
  Recipe by culinary nutritionist, Stefanie Bryn Sacks, M.S.
  www.stefaniesacks.com