Soup du Jour

Ingredients

 * 1 onion, chopped
 * 2 or 3 garlic cloves, minced
 * 1 teaspoon minced piment, or to taste
 * 2 tablespoons olive oil or other oil
 * 1/2 cup small dry lentils, washed
 * 6+ cups water
 * 1/2 cup rice, well washed
 * 2 chicken bouillon cubes
 * 1 small can tomato paste
 * 2-3 tomatoes, cut up
 * 2-3 small zucchini or other green vegetable
 * curry powder, if desired
 * salt and pepper, to taste

Directions

 * 1) Sauté onion, garlic, piment and olive oil in a large pot.
 * 2) Add lentils and 3 C water.
 * 3) Cook 20 minutes or so.
 * 4) Add rice, 3 C water and bouillon cubes and cook for 20 more minutes.
 * 5) Add tomato paste, tomatoes, zucchini and more water if soup is too thick.
 * 6) Cook about 10 more minutes, until the green vegetables are tender.
 * 7) Season to taste.