Melt Winter Storm Hercules Down With HK's Moroccan Style Lentil Soup

Over the past few days winter storm Hercules has taken over a large portion of the East coast. This weekend make your family HealthKitchen's healthy Moroccan Style Lentil soup and warm up after a day of snowball fights and snow castle building. 

Moroccan Style Lentil Soup

Ingredients:
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 cup chopped onions
1 cup chopped carrots
½ cup celery
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1 teaspoon ground turmeric
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
4 cups vegetable broth or reduced-sodium chicken broth
1 cups water
3 cups chopped cauliflower (about 1/2 medium)
1 3/4 cups lentils dry (canned look up how many cans on the internet)
1 15ounce can diced tomatoes
1 tablespoons tomato paste
3 cups chopped fresh spinach                     
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1 tablespoons lemon juice

Tools:
Large soup pot
Cutting Board
Knife
Wooden spoon 

Directions

1. Place olive oil in soup pot over medium heat
   
2. Stir carrots, onions, and celery until cooked
   
3. Add garlic, cumin, coriander, turmeric, cinnamon and pepper and stir for 1 minute
   
4. Add broth, water, cauliflower, lentils, tomatoes, and tomato paste and bring to a boil
   
5. Partially cover and reduce heat to a simmer for 20 minutes stirring occasionally
   
6. Stir in spinach, cilantro and lemon juice and cook for 1 minute
   
7. Serve 1½ cups per person