The Best Lentil Soup Ever
From rudibrarian 15 years ago
- 60 minutes to make
- Serves 8
My long quest for a good lentil soup recipe ended with this. A friend gave me her modified Moosewood recipe, and I modified it further. Everybody loves it! It's pretty fast for soup, and with the exception of the greens, it's almost entirely a pantry soup. Read more Did I mention it also freezes well? See less
Ingredients
- 2 T olive oil shopping list
- 2-3 med onions, chopped (approx. 2 c.) shopping list
- 3 carrots, coarsely grated shopping list
- 4-6 cloves garlic, chopped shopping list
- ¾ tsp marjoram, crumbled shopping list
- ¾ tsp thyme leaves shopping list
- cumin shopping list
- ------------ shopping list
- 1 28 oz can diced tomatoes w/juice shopping list
- 7 ½ c. broth (3 bouillon cubes) shopping list
- 2-3 potatoes, chopped shopping list
- 1½ c lentils shopping list
- 1 bunch greens, kale is best shopping list
- 1½ tsp salt shopping list
- ¼-½ tsp pepper shopping list
- Grated cheddar cheese, for garnish shopping list
How to make it
- Chop the onions, carrots, and garlic -- can be done in a food processor
- Sautee everything above the line for 3-5 min. while the bouillon dissolves in water.
- Add tomatoes, lentils, potatoes and water to the sautee mixture. Simmer for app. 1 hour. Add greens app. 10 min. before end of cooking, and add salt, pepper in the last 5 minutes.
- Garnish grated cheddar cheese if desired
The Rating
Reviewed by 8 people-
A deserving title for this wonderful recipe.
Until now I thought I had the best recipe for Lentil soup. You have my 5
thank you
Michael
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Hello...
I have been looking for a great-tasting
recipe for lentil soup...I think I have
finally found it...thanks to you!
I really like the addition of the greens..!
mjcmcook...
mjcmcook
in Beach City loved it
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Hi there.. This is a great sounding recipe. A High five for sure.. I have a Lentil Soup posted also. Same idea but a little more of a Lebanese twist. What the hey?? Can't have too many Lentil soup recipes... ;-)~ Jim
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