Lentil Soup

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Lentil Soup

Lentil Soup

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  • Yield: 4 servings
  • You're needed for: 30 minutes
  • Until it's done: 01h 30min
  • 5 out of 5 based on 10 user ratings
  • Dinner Tonight

This one-pot lentil soup recipe is simply the best.

Carrots, Celery, Cumin, Lentils, Onion, Tomatoes, Vegetable Broth,

Ingredients:

  • olive oil - 1 Tbsp.
  • onion - 1/2 cup chopped
  • celery - 1/2 cup chopped
  • carrot - 1/2 cup chopped
  • salt - 1 tsp.
  • lentils - 1/2 lb. (8 oz) rinsed
  • tomatoes - 1/2 cup chopped
  • vegetable broth - 1 quart
  • cumin - 1 tsp.
  • thyme - 1/4 tsp.
  • cardamom - 1/4 tsp.
  • curry - 1/4 tsp.

Instructions:

PREP

  1. Add olive oil to a large pot and heat (use water for WFPB)
  2. Once heated add chopped onions, carrots, celery, and salt
  3. Cook for 8 minutes (or until onions are translucent)
  4. Add lentils, tomatoes, vegetable broth, and spices
  5. Bring to a boil
  6. Cover, reduce heat, and cook for 30-40 min (until lentils are tender)

BLEND

  1. Let your mixture cool for 15 min (safe, but optional)
  2. Add 1/4 to 3/4 of the mixture to your blender container
  3. Blend on low for 10 seconds
  4. Pour half of what you blended back into the pot with the unblended mixture
  5. Blend what is left in the container on high for another 10-15 seconds until smooth

SERVE

  1. Add double-blended mixture back to the pot (you should have 3 textures)
  2. Reheat
  3. Snap a picture and tag #lifeisnoyoke
  4. Enjoy!

Useful tips for Lentil Soup

Cumin is the main spice used in this recipe. But the rest of the spices are optional. You can vary the rest of the spices based on what you have in your pantry. Coriander, thyme, curry, red pepper flakes, etc are all optional. Add them all if you can (but don't fret if you have to leave some of them out).

Some restaurants serve lentil soup fully blended, some not blended at all. Around here we like varying textures (hence our instructions) but the texture is up to you!

You can blend a portion in a traditional blender or with an Immersion Blender (review).

Instapot instructions: Start on saute mode and after adding all the ingredients, pressure cook on high for 15 minutes.

You can make this WFPB by sauteeing the vegetables in water.

Garnish with something colorful like parsley and crushed red pepper. Lentil soup is not the most appetizing even though it's delicious!

For useful tips, food photography and the full post, visit:
Lifeisnoyoke.com/lentil-soup/