healthy lentil soup

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 1/2 cups yellow onions, chopped
• 1 cup carrots, chopped
• 1 cup celery, chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon ground himalayan sea salt, or to taste
• 3 large cloves garlic, pressed
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, or to taste (i always use mixed peppercorns)
• 1 cup green lentils, sorted and rinsed
• 1 cup red lentils, sorted
• 1 can (28 oz.) whole tomatoes, crushed
• 6 cups low-sodium vegetable broth (substitute low-sodium chicken broth)
• 1 teaspoon dried basil leaves
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 3 tablespoons fresh chopped parsley, for garnish