Hello everybody, it’s Drew, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, easy lentil soup. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
A soup this easy to make should not taste this good; it should require a grocery list a mile long, your knife Wholesome and satisfying, this vegetarian lentil soup is how to reboot after a season of. My family loves lentils and specifically lentil soup and I feel like I have to cook soups like this Easy Lentil Potato Soup more often. This Easy Slow Cooker Lentil and Potato Chili is one of our favorite.
Easy Lentil Soup is one of the most well liked of current trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Easy Lentil Soup is something which I’ve loved my entire life.
To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook easy lentil soup using 14 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Easy Lentil Soup:
- Get 1 1/2 cup lentils, washed and picked over
- Prepare 5 cup water, or vegetable broth and water combination
- Get 1/2 cup chopped celery
- Get 1/2 cup chopped carrot
- Take 1 green onion, chopped
- Take 1/2 onion, chopped
- Take 1 clove garlic, chopped
- Take 1 1/2 tsp dried herbs (oregano, thyme blend)
- Get 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- Prepare 1/2 tsp curry powder
- Take 1 tbsp butter
- Take 1 tbsp olive oil
- Take 1 tsp salt, (I ended up adding a little more as I kept adding broth/water. adjust accordingly to your liking)
- Make ready pepper
This soup is best of both worlds: filling and flavorful, yet light and vegetarian. Brown, green, Red Lentils in Bowls, tacos, Soups, enchiladas, sloppy sandwiches, lentil They are versatile to use in various recipes, cook faster than beans/chickpeas and are easier to digest as well! Lentils are simmered in a rich So many lentil soup recipes require a ton of ingredients and time; but not this one, this recipe is. Easy Lentil Soup is a Healthy Soup Recipe!
Steps to make Easy Lentil Soup:
- Chop up green onion, onion, garlic, celery, and carrot.
- Add olive oil and butter to large pot and heat on medium-low. When you see it start slightly bubbling, add in onions, celery, garlic, and carrots.
- Let it all simmer about 3 to 5 minutes or until translucent and fragrant. Add in cumin, herbs, curry, a good pinch of salt, and pepper. Let it simmer another couple of minutes.
- Add in lentils and stir frequently to coat with the vegetable spice mixture for a couple minutes.
- Add in water, cover, and reduce heat to low. Let it cook for about 40-60 minutes or until the lentils are tender and a nice flavor has developed. You will need to give it a stir about every 10 minutes and check on the amount of water. You may want more or less depending on if you want something more soupy or more like a stew consistency. I added in a couple cups of water/broth at a time until I had the consistency I liked. Enjoy!
One of the reasons I love this soup is because it's light and healthy. Add kale and stir into soup until wilted and bright green. Remove from heat, add a squeeze of lime juice, and season as needed. I loved that this soup was so quick and easy. This earthy, simple-to-make lentil soup can be embellished however you please.
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