Pasta And Lentil Soup – We Love God!

Jesus indicates that the way to think about self-denial is to deny yourself only a lesser good for a greater good… In other words, Jesus wants us to think about sacrifice in a way that rules our all self-pity. This is, in fact, just what the texts on self-denial teach (Mk. 8:34-35)… Saint Augustine captured the paradox in these words, “If you love your soul, there is a danger of its being destroyed. Therefore you may not love it, since you do not want it to be destroyed. But in not wanting it to be destroyed you love it.”

John Piper

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
		New text im, Soups	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/2	c	Olive Oil
1		Onion, Chopped
2/3	c	Mushrooms, Chopped
4		Cloves Garlic, Minced
8	c	Water
1	lb	Dried Lentils
16	oz	Tomato Paste
1		Bay Leaf
1/4	t	Ground Ginger
		Salt And Pepper, To Taste
1	c	Pastina, Small Pasta Shells

INSTRUCTIONS

Pour the olive oil into a large soup pot. Add and saute the onions,
mushrooms, and garlic over low-medium heat for about 2 or 3 minutes.
Stir continually. Add the water, lentils, and tomato paste. Stir well
and bring the water to a boil over high heat. Then reduce heat to
medium. Add the bay leaf, ginger, salt, and pepper. Stir, cover the
pot, and cook the soup for 40 minutes. Remove the bay leaf. Add the
pasta, cover the pot, and simmer slowly for 15 minutes or until pasta
is cooked. Stir again and serve immediately. Some grated Parmesan may
b sprinkled on top of each serving.  Recipe by: Twelve Months of
Monastery Soups Posted to MC-Recipe  Digest V1 #649 by Sue
<suechef@sover.net> on Jun 26, 1997

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 1946 Calories From Fat: 991 Total Fat: 112.3g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 3662.9mg Potassium: 6766.7mg Carbohydrates: 197.3g Fiber: 57.9g Sugar: 71.2g Protein: 64.9g