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                        FAKI (HELLENIC LENTIL SOUP)
 
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 Serving Size  : 8    Preparation Time :0:00
 Categories    : Soups                            Greek
                 Low-Cal                          Vegetarian
 
   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
 --------  ------------  --------------------------------
    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
   
   Nutrients for 3/4 cup Calories: 129 Exchanges: 1
   starch/bread; 1 fat
       g                mg carbohydrate: 13 potassium:
   282.5 protein: 5 sodium: 21 fat: 7 cholesterol: 0
   fiber: 2.5
   
   SOURCE: _Diabetic Cooking From Around the World_ by
   Vilma Liacouras Chantiles posted by Anne MacLellan
  
 
 
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