Moroccan Spiced Red Lentil Soup Recipe

• 1 Tbsp. Extra virgin olive oil
• 2 med Yellow onions minced
• 4 x Garlic cloves chopped or possibly pureed
• 4 x Celery stalks washed, sliced crosswise 1/2" thick
• 2 tsp Salt
• 1 tsp Freshly-grnd black pepper
• 1 tsp Grnd turmeric
• 1 tsp Grnd cumin
• 1/4 tsp Grnd ginger
• 1 tsp Grnd cinnamon
• 1 pch Saffron (generous healthy pinch)
• 1 x Bay leaf
• 1 Tbsp. Tomato paste
• 1 lrg Yukon Gold potato peeled and diced
•     (or possibly 2 medium Yukon Gold potatoes)
• 1 lb Red lentils
• 2 quart Water
• 1 c. Cooked wheat berries
• 6 x Italian Roma tomatoes cored and diced
• 1/2 bn Washed cilantro leaves sliced thin crosswis

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