Recipe: Oaxacan Provencal Lentil Soup

The rich flavors of the soup are the result of both fresh and dried herbs (along with the cooking method.)

We recently had some local friends over for dinner and I wanted to cook something a little different for them. After going to a small organic farmer’s market to shop for seasonal ingredients, I had plenty of ingredients for a healthy and delicious green salad and a quinoa dish with mushrooms and fava beans.

For the main dish, I cooked a French Provencal…