Sausage Lentil Soup

Karine: This is Erich’s absolute favorite. Julia adds: my family LOVES it too, and it’s really fast. Healthy, too, if you focus on the lentils and try to forget about the sausage.

1 ½ c lentils

5 c water

1 lbs polish sausage

1 6 oz can tomato paste

3 tomatoes peeled & cubed (or 1 qt bottle of tomatoes)

1 t celery salt

1 ½ t bouillon (1 cube or so)

¾ t thyme

1/8 t pepper

Cook lentils for 30 minutes. Add remainder and simmer for 30 more minutes.