Quick Easy Lentil Soup Food

LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add garlic and onion, cook for 2 minutes.
• Add celery and carrot. Cook for 7 - 10 minutes or until softened and the onion is sweet. Don't rush this step, it is key to the flavour base of the soup.
• Add all remaining ingredients except the lemon and salt. Stir.
• Increase heat and bring to simmer. Scoop scum on the surface off and discard (do this again during cooking if required). Place lid on and turn heat down to medium low. Simmer for 35 - 40 minutes or until lentils are soft.
• Remove bay leaves.
• Thicken Soup: Using a stick blender, do 2 or 3 quick whizzes to thicken the soup (see video below). Or transfer 2 cups to a blender, let it cool slightly, then hold lid with tea towel and blend then transfer back into pot.
• Add a touch of water if you want to adjust soup consistency. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Grate over the zest of the lemon then add a squeeze of lemon juice just before serving. Garnish with parsley if desired and serve with warm crusty bread slathered liberally with butter!

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.

15-MINUTE LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, heat oil over medium. Add onion, carrot, celery, and garlic; season with salt and pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until onion softens, 3 to 5 minutes. Add broth; bring to a boil and cook 5 minutes. Add lentils and cook until soup thickens slightly, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in vinegar and season with salt and pepper.

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.

VERY QUICK LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Put the lentils, one of the onions, and the garlic into a large saucepan with 4 cups of water.
• Bring to a boil, then let simmer for about 30 minutes, until the lentils are very tender and pale.
• Stir well to get a smooth texture.
• Then add some lemon juice (start with 1 tablespoon) and some salt and pepper until it tastes just right, and serve.
• If you want to make it spicier, fry the other onion in a little oil for about 10 minutes, until it's crisp and lightly browned; add the ground cumin and stir for a few seconds longer.
• Pour this mixture over the top of the soup just before you serve it.

HEALTHY LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven over medium heat, add oil and butter. When it starts sizzling, add onions, carrots, celery; sprinkle with salt. Sauté the veggies until softened, about 5 to 7 minutes.
• Add garlic and freshly ground black pepper; sauté for only 1 minute.
• Add lentils, crushed tomatoes, broth, basil, oregano, cumin and cayenne pepper. Stir well, increase the heat to high and bring to a strong simmer. Skim off any foam that forms on top.
• Cover and reduce the heat to medium-low. Simmer for 35 to 40 minutes or until the lentils are soft.
• Stir in lemon juice and taste and adjust if necessary. Ladle in warm serving bowls and sprinkle on parsley. Serve with crusty bread.