Title: Creole lentil soup
 Categories: Soups, Cajun, Appetizers
      Yield: 6 Servings
 
      1 c  Lentils
      2 qt Boiling water
  1 1/2 ts Salt
      1 ea Onion, chopped
      1 ea Celery stalk, chopped
      1 sm Green bell pepper, chopped
      1 sm Red bell pepper, chopped
      3 tb Vegetable oil
      1 ts Vegetable broth powder
      1 ts Brown sugar
      1 ea Bay leaf
      4 tb Tomato paste
      2 tb All purpose flour
           Pepper
 
  Douse the lentils in the boiling water, add the salt & let them stand,
  covered, for an hour. Heat the oil in a pot and add to the vegetable
  broth powder.  Add the diced vegetables, brown sugar, and a bay leaf,
  and saute for a few minutes before adding it all to the lentils. Cook
  over a low heat for about 1 1/2 hours. Mix together the flour and the
  or tomato puree. Add a little of the hot soup, stirring well, then
  return it all to the pot. Grind in some black pepper, heat through,
  and serve.