Sausage, Kale, and Lentil Soup

Cold snaps like this are made for soups. Today I decided to make a soup that I've never made before. Had some gorgeous kale in the fridge,  just picked up some organic french lentils at Rail City Market today, and had some organic chicken sausage in the fridge, so the choice seemed obvious: Sausage Kale Lentil Soup.

Sausage Kale and Lentil Soup

1 lb organic sausage (I had some smokey andouille on hand which was perfect)
1 onion, diced
1 cup of carrots, diced
1 tsp grapeseed oil
12 cups of vegetable stock (used water and my trusty veggie Better than Boullion)
1 sprig of fresh thyme and rosemary
1 1/2 cups of lentils
1 large bunch of kale (about 4 cups chopped)

In a stock pot, heat the grapeseed oil and brown the sausage links.  After browned, pull out the sausages set aside.  Add the carrots and onions and brown those a bit as well for about 5 minutes.
Add the stock to the, herbs, and lentils to the pot and bring to a rapid boil.  Bring down your heat to about medium and simmer.
Boil covered for about 30 minutes.
While that is boiling away, take your browned sausage and cut into half moons.  You will add those to the soup once it's boiled for 30 minutes along with the roughly chopped kale.  Boil for another 15 minutes and serve.

Enjoy!