Lentil Soup Created 2002 Food

LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• In a large soup pot, heat oil over medium heat. Add onions, carrots, and celery; cook and stir until onion is tender. Stir in garlic, bay leaf, oregano, and basil; cook for 2 minutes.
• Stir in lentils, and add water and tomatoes. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer for at least 1 hour. When ready to serve stir in spinach, and cook until it wilts. Stir in vinegar, and season to taste with salt and pepper, and more vinegar if desired.

LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the stock in a large pan and add the lentils. Bring to the boil and allow the lentils to soften for a few minutes.
• Add the carrots and leeks and season (don't add salt if you use ham stock as it will make it too salty). Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 45-60 mins until the lentils have broken down. Scatter over the parsley and serve with buttered bread, if you like.

LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Rinse the lentils and place them in a soup pot.
• Add: water, ham bone, onion, carrots, celery, parsley, garlic,basil, oregano.
• Salt& pepper to taste.
• Cover pan and bring to a boil, then turn down heat and simmer covered for 1 1/2 hours.
• After long simmer add the can of tomatoes (do not drain) and vinegar.
• Simmer for 30 minutes more.
• Remove bone and put any meat back into the soup.
• Adjust any seasonings to taste.

LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot, saute onions, garlic & ginger in a little olive oil for about 5 minutes.
• Add water, lentils, garbanzo beans, cannelloni beans, diced tomatoes, carrots, celery, clove, cinnamon, cardamom, cayenne pepper & cumin.
• Bring to boil, then boil for several minutes before reducing heat.
• Simmer about 1 1/2 hours, or until lentils are soft.
• Puree half the soup in a food processor or blender, then return pureed portion to the pot, stirring all together.
• Serve & enjoy.

LENTIL SOUP CREATED 2002

Steps:

• In a large stockpot over med-hi heat, add oil and press garlic cloves into oil scraping the pulp from the press. When the heat comes up to sizzle the garlic add the carrot, celery, mushrooms and onion.
• Stir to coat veggies and stir frequently to avoid burning.
• Cook 5 minutes. Add the ham. Stir to coat.
• Add the lentils and add enough water to cover mixture.
• Add the spices and stock; stir.
• Heat to boiling, then reduce heat to simmer. Skim off foam and discard. Slightly cover and simmer 1 hour or until carrots are fork tender.
• Remove and discard bay leaves. Ladle into large bowl and enjoy.