Cabbage Lentil Soup

I pre-soaked the lentils then added directly to the pot for cooking. A tad bland as written my taste but with the addition of some red pepper flakes and a little smoked paprika it turned out delicious. Very filling and nourishing without feeling heavy and sluggish.

I put the dry lentils right in the pot, so it was a one-pot dish. Mine came out more red than the picture. Maybe the original author discarded the liquid from her canned tomatoes.