Red Lentil Soup With Spinach Food

EASY SPINACH LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Place bacon in a large skillet or Dutch oven and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Stir in carrot, onion, and olive oil cooking until tender, about 5 minutes.
• Cover bacon mixture with chicken broth, water, and salsa; mix in lentils, bay leaf, cumin, rosemary, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil over high heat; reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until lentils are tender, 40 to 50 minutes. Stir in spinach and potatoes; simmer until spinach is wilted and potatoes are cooked, 10 to 15 minutes longer.

CURRIED RED LENTIL AND SPINACH SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a soup pot. Add the onion and saute over medium heat until golden.
• Add the lentils and 6 cups water and bring to a simmer. Stir in curry powder, cover, and simmer very gently for 35 to 40 minutes.
• When the lentils are mushy, stir in the spinach and check the consistency. If the soup is too thick, add about 1/4 cup water. Season with salt and additional curry powder, if desired.
• Simmer for another 5 minutes. If time allows, let the soup stand off the heat for an hour or so to develop flavor. Heat through as needed before serving.

HEARTY LENTIL SOUP WITH SPINACH - VEGETARIAN VERSION

Steps:

• Heat olive oil at medium-high heat.
• Add onions, carrots and celery; cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables begin to soften (4-8 minutes).
• Add garlic and cook until fragrant (30 seconds).
• Stir in tomatoes, bay leaf and thyme; cook until fragrant (30 seconds).
• Stir in lentils, salt and pepper to taste.
• Cover, reduce heat to medium-low and cook until vegetables are softened and lentils have darkened *7-10 minutes).
• Uncover, add vegetable broth and water.
• Bring to a boil, cover partially, and reduce heat to low.
• Simmer until lentils are tender but not mushy (30-35 minutes).
• Discard bay leaf.
• Puree 3 cups soup in blender until smooth, then return puree to pot.
• Stir in spinach until wilted.
• Serve! (or place in plastic containers for work!).

RED LENTIL, TOMATO AND SPINACH SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a pan and add the onions, garlic and peppercorns.
• When the onions turn translucent, add the lentils, tomatoes, salt and 2 cups of water and cook till the dal is tender. About 20 minutes.
• When cool, blend to get a smooth purée.
• Add the spinach, milk and bring to a boil.
• Finish by adding the lemon juice.
• Serve hot.

CHILLED LENTIL SOUP WITH SPINACH

Steps:

• In large stock pot, heat olive oil and sauté onion, celery, and garlic until limp.
• Add lentils and broth; bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer, covered, 1 hour or until lentils are tender.
• Cool slightly.
• Using blender, puree soup in batches; return to stock pot.
• Rinse spinach in colander and squeeze out as much moisture as possible.
• Add spinach to soup, stirring to combine completely.
• Place in non-reactive (glass or plastic) container and chill, covered, in refrigerator.
• Serve cold or at room temperature.