Hey everyone, it is me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, green lentil soup. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
We Have Almost Everything On eBay. Creamy and hearty soups such as curry lentil soup and chicken lentil soup are perfect for any day of the week and lighter soups like this Turkish red lentil soup, can be served as a nice appetizer. This green lentil soup is another one of our go-to recipes when we crave comfort and heartiness in a single bowl! Add in lentils, stock, and tomatoes w/ juice; bring to a boil.
Green Lentil Soup is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. They are nice and they look fantastic. Green Lentil Soup is something which I have loved my whole life.
To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have green lentil soup using 16 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Green Lentil Soup:
- Make ready 1 Red bell pepper
- Prepare 1 White or yellow onion
- Get 3-4 Whole chives
- Make ready 1 teaspoon cumin
- Get 2.5 pounds or 3g of Green lentils
- Get to taste Salt
- Get 5 cloves garlic (optional)
- Make ready 1 tomato or tomato paste (preferably without peel)
- Make ready Water to cover ingredients
- Get 1 tbsp Chicken bouillon (optional)
- Prepare 2 tbsp Sofrito cooking base
- Prepare 1/4 cup Green peas
- Prepare 1/4 cup diced peeled carrots
- Get 1/2 cup green beans
- Prepare 1/2-1 cup yellow squash (calabaza)
- Get 1/4 cup sweet corn
The result is a hearty winter soup with layers of flavor. Both French green lentils (available in natural-foods stores and specialty markets) and more commonly available brown lentils are delicious in this soup. The French green lentils hold their shape better when cooked, while brown lentils will start to break down a bit. Stir in lentils, and add water and tomatoes.
Steps to make Green Lentil Soup:
- Rinse lentils then add to pot with enough water to cover completely.
- Add red pepper (roughly chopped in large pieces), onion (cut in half), garlic, chicken bouillon, whole chives, tomato (whole or paste), salt
- Stir, combing ingredients then Bring to a simmer, cover, and let cook for 20 minutes.
- After 20 minutes, lower flame to Med low and remove onion, whole tomato, chives, and red pepper from pot and set aside to mix in blender.
- Stir lentils and taste water to check if desired salt level has been achieved. If not, we can add more salt after blending remaining ingredients.
- Take ingredients we set aside (red pepper, tomato, chives, onion) and add to blender (or food processor) and make a purée with these ingredients. Add salt if desired then add purée back to lentils stirring to combine and simmer on medium for another 20 minutes or until lentils are at desired tenderness.
- Serve with rice or bread!
The French green lentils hold their shape better when cooked, while brown lentils will start to break down a bit. Stir in lentils, and add water and tomatoes. When ready to serve stir in spinach, and cook until it wilts. How to make One-Pot Green Lentil Soup with Carrots, Onions, and Celery: To begin, chop all of the vegetables. Add olive oil to a large Dutch oven and heat over medium heat.
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