Mediterranean Pesto Sausage Soup

Here's the recipe of Mediterranean pesto sausage soup.

• Olive oil
• 1 pound smoked pork sausage
• 1 red onion, finely diced
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh garlic
• 1 pound red lentils
• 28 ounces chopped tomatoes
• 8 cups chicken broth
• 1/4 cup fresh basil, julienned
• salt and fresh ground pepper to taste
• 4 ounces pesto

Saute the smoked pork sausage in the olive oil until broken up and browned. Add red onion and garlic and saute until onion is tender.

Add the lentils, tomatoes and broth and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 1 hour or until lentils are tender and breaking up.

Add salt, pepper and pesto and serve with julienned basil for garnish.