Carrot And Lentil Soup Food

CARROT AND LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pan over a low heat and add the spring onion, garlic and cumin seeds
• Fry for 2-3 mins, until soft and fragrant
• Add the carrot and cook for 5 mins, until slightly softened
• Add the lentils and pour over the hot stock
• Bring to the boil, then simmer for 20 mins, until the lentils are soft
• Blend or mash the soup and season well
• Stir through the lemon zest and juice, scatter over the parsley, and serve sprinkled with some freshly ground black pepper.

SPICED CARROT & LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Heat a large saucepan and dry-fry 2 tsp cumin seeds and a pinch of chilli flakes for 1 min, or until they start to jump around the pan and release their aromas.
• Scoop out about half with a spoon and set aside. Add 2 tbsp olive oil, 600g coarsely grated carrots, 140g split red lentils, 1l hot vegetable stock and 125ml milk to the pan and bring to the boil.
• Simmer for 15 mins until the lentils have swollen and softened.
• Whizz the soup with a stick blender or in a food processor until smooth (or leave it chunky if you prefer).
• Season to taste and finish with a dollop of plain yogurt and a sprinkling of the reserved toasted spices. Serve with warmed naan breads.

CARROT, LENTIL AND BACON SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Heat the oil in a large pan, add the bacon and onion and saute over a medium heat for 4-5 mins or until pale golden.
• 2. Stir in the carrots, lentils, puree and curry paste and mix well. Add the stock and bring to the boil. Boil uncovered for 5 mins, then reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 20 mins or until the carrots and lentils are tender.
• 3. Blitz the soup with a stick blender until smooth. Adjust the seasoning to taste, then serve with a dollop of yogurt, a scattering of coriander and croutons if liked.

FRENCH LENTIL AND CARROT SOUP

Steps:

• Combine the first 7 ingredients in a 5- or 6-qt. slow cooker; cover. Cook on low 6-8 hours or until lentils are tender., Stir in chicken and cream. Cover and continue cooking until heated through, about 15 minutes.

CARROT AND LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan set over high heat, bring lentils and stock/water to a boil.
• Skim off froth.
• Stir in chopped onion, garlic, seasonings and bay leaf. Reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer, covered.
• Dice carrots and red pepper. Stir into soup.
• Continue simmering, covered, until carrots are very tender, about 15 minutes. Lentils in soup will need a total of about 20 minutes to cook.
• Stir in red onion, coriander, lemon juice and pepper.
• Remove bay leaf. Liquidise if required.
• Serve immediately or refrigerate, covered, up to 3 days or freeze.

CARROT-LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Dry-fry crushed red pepper flakes in a large saucepan until they start to jump around the pan and release their aroma, about 1 minute. Add oil, carrots, and lentils; stir to combine. Add water and crumbled bouillon and bring to the boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer until lentils have swollen and softened, about 15 minutes.
• Blend soup to desired consistency (smooth or chunky) with an immersion blender or food processor. Stir in milk and cumin. Ladle soup into bowls and sprinkle with toasted sunflower seeds.

CARROT AND RED LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Toast cumin seeds in a large pot over medium-high, stirring often, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Remove from pot. Heat oil in pot. Add carrots and shallots; cook, stirring often, until shallots are very tender, about 6 minutes. Stir in ginger, turmeric, and toasted cumin. Cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir in broth and lentils; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until carrots and lentils are tender, about 20 minutes.
• Blend carrot mixture in a blender, in batches if necessary, taking care when blending hot liquids. (Or use an immersion blender directly in pot.) Return pureed soup to pot. Stir in coconut milk, 1 cup water, salt, and pepper. Top with cilantro.

RED LENTIL & CARROT SOUP

Steps:

• Put the kettle on to boil while you finely slice the onion. Heat the oil in a medium pan, add the onion and fry for 2 mins while you slice the garlic and dice the carrots. Add them to the pan, and cook briefly over the heat.
• Pour in 1 litre of the boiling water from the kettle, stir in the lentils and stock cube, then cover the pan and cook over a medium heat for 15 mins until the lentils are tender. Take off the heat and stir in the parsley. Ladle into bowls, and scatter with extra parsley leaves, if you like.

HELEN'S LENTIL & CARROT SOUP

Steps:

• Peel and finely chop the garlic, then peel and dice the carrots.
• Heat the oil in a large pan on a medium heat, add the garlic, carrots and bouillon powder (see below), then fry gently for 5 minutes, or until softened, stirring regularly.
• Add the lentils, then pour in 1 litre of water and bring to the boil, stirring occasionally.
• Reduce the heat to low and simmer for about 20 minutes, or until the lentils are soft. Sieve, blend, mash or leave the soup as is, then serve. For more information on stages of complementary feeding, click here.

CARROT, FENNEL AND LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in stockpot over medium-high heat.
• Saute shallots, fennel, and carrots until shallots are translucent.
• Add white wine and cook over medium heat until mostly absorbed.
• Add tomato, kale, broth, lentils, rice and herbs. Bring to boil.
• Reduce heat and cover, simmering about 55 minutes until lentils and rice are cooked.
• Stir in vinegar, season to taste. Enjoy!

AROMATIC TOMATO, CARROT AND LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the EVOO in a medium saucepan on medium heat. Once heated, add the onions and garlic and allow to sweat for about 2 minutes. They should be tender but not starting to brown yet.
• Add the mustard powder, chilli and turmeric, and stir to combine.
• Add the carrots and sauteé for about 3 minutes, until they have softened slightly.
• Add the chopped tomatoes, stock and lentils and simmer for about 15 minutes, or until the lentils are tender.
• Remove from the heat and add in the lemon juice.
• Remove 2-3 cups of the soup and blend until smooth. Add back into the main saucepan, add salt and pepper to taste and stir to combine.

CARROT AND LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Fill a large pot with two liters of water and bring it to the boil. Add some salt if you wish (though you don't really need to).
• Peel the carrots and cut them into a small dice (no need to be too specific about size).
• Boil half of the carrots in the water. Whilst they are boiling, dice the potatos and onion.
• When the carrots are soft, mash them lightly.
• Add the vegetable stock and add the remaining carrots, potatos, and onion. Add the lentils now, too.
• Bring to the boil again and cook slowly until the vegetables are soft, and the lentils have thickened the soup.
• Enjoy with a hunk of chunky bread.

SPICED CARROT AND LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Heat a large saucepan and dry- fry the cumin and chilli flakes just long enough to release the aromas - dont brown them. Save half to sprinkle over the soup when you are ready to serve.
• Add the oil, carrots (grated), lentils, stock, milk, salt (I use sea salt) and fresh ground pepper.
• Bring to the boil and simmer for about 15-20 minutes. When slightly cooled, blend until smooth.
• Sprinkle the remaining cumin on the soup, serve with either crusty bread or Naan bread.

CARROT AND LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a saucepan over a medium heat, then add the onion, celery, carrot, garlic, ginger and salt. Fry for 15 minutes, stirring often, until the vegetables are glossy and translucent.
• Stir in the coriander, turmeric, caraway and cardamom and cook for 1 minute. Add the lentils and 1.5 litres/2¾ pints water.
• Slowly bring the soup to a gentle simmer and cook for 10 minutes, or until the lentils have softened.
• Stir in the spinach and cook until it wilts, then add a few grinds of black pepper. Season with more salt and pepper if desired.
• Serve in bowls with a spoonful of yoghurt, a sprinkle of lime zest and a squeeze of lime juice.

CARROT, RED LENTIL AND ORANGE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan heat the oil, then gently fry the onion, bay leaf & celery for 5 minutes to soften them slightly, BUT DO NOT BROWN!
• Add the carrots & cook, stirring for another 2 minutes, until well coated in the onion & celery mixture.
• Stir in the lentils, tomatoes veggie stock, & bring to a boil before turning down the heat, covering & simmering for about 40 minutes, stirring occasionally, until thick & tender.
• Remove from the heat & let stand, covered for 10 minutes, before discarding the bay leaf.
• Stir in the orange juice, the zest & seasoning, then return to the heat & reheat gently until piping hot BUT NOT BOILING!
• To serve, ladel into warmed soup bowls & swirl the surface with a tablespoon of yogurt, then sprinkle a little chopped parsley on top & ENJOY!