Easy Lentil Soup

Hey everyone, it’s Jim, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, easy lentil soup. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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Easy Lentil Soup is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods in the world. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. Easy Lentil Soup is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.

To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have easy lentil soup using 14 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Easy Lentil Soup:
  1. Prepare 1 1⁄2 cup lentils, washed and picked over
  2. Make ready 5 cup water, or vegetable broth and water combination
  3. Get 1⁄2 cup chopped celery
  4. Take 1⁄2 cup chopped carrot
  5. Get 1 green onion, chopped
  6. Take 1⁄2 onion, chopped
  7. Make ready 1 clove garlic, chopped
  8. Make ready 1 1⁄2 tsp dried herbs (oregano, thyme blend)
  9. Get 1⁄2 tsp ground cumin
  10. Prepare 1⁄2 tsp curry powder
  11. Prepare 1 tbsp butter
  12. Take 1 tbsp olive oil
  13. Prepare 1 tsp salt, (I ended up adding a little more as I kept adding broth/water. adjust accordingly to your liking)
  14. Make ready pepper

I loved that this soup was so quick and easy. It's a snowy Saturday, and I was enjoying a good book, wanted a bowl of soup, but didn't want to undertake a major project. I used a frozen Mirepoix mix for my veggies, added a bit of tomato paste, thyme and Old Bay seasoning, and tossed a handful of fresh spinach in at the end. In a large pot or Dutch oven, heat oil over medium heat.

Steps to make Easy Lentil Soup:
  1. Chop up green onion, onion, garlic, celery, and carrot.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Add in lentils and stir frequently to coat with the vegetable spice mixture for a couple minutes.
  5. 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!

I used a frozen Mirepoix mix for my veggies, added a bit of tomato paste, thyme and Old Bay seasoning, and tossed a handful of fresh spinach in at the end. In a large pot or Dutch oven, heat oil over medium heat. In a large saucepan combine lentils, broth, onion, tomato paste, garlic and cumin. Serve with a squeeze of lemon. In a large pot over medium-high heat, heat olive oil.

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