Hello, I am Elise. Today, we’re going to make easy lentil soup recipe. Never skip today’s recipe. This is a simple recipe to try and is one of my family food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit tastier. This will be really delicious. Not to mention, it’s super satisfying.
Easy Lentil Soup Recipe
Easy Lentil Soup is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions every day. Easy Lentil Soup is something that I have loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.
To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have easy lentil soup using 14 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Easy Lentil Soup:
- Make ready 1 1/2 cup lentils, washed and picked over
- Take 5 cup water, or vegetable broth and water combination
- Prepare 1/2 cup chopped celery
- Make ready 1/2 cup chopped carrot
- Get 1 green onion, chopped
- Prepare 1/2 onion, chopped
- Prepare 1 clove garlic, chopped
- Make ready 1 1/2 tsp dried herbs (oregano, thyme blend)
- Take 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- Take 1/2 tsp curry powder
- Prepare 1 tbsp butter
- Get 1 tbsp olive oil
- Take 1 tsp salt, (I ended up adding a little more as I kept adding broth/water. adjust accordingly to your liking)
- Prepare pepper
Instructions to make Easy Lentil Soup:
- Chop up green onion, onion, garlic, celery, and carrot.
- Add olive oil and butter to large pot and heat on medium-low. When you see it start slightly bubbling, add in onions, celery, garlic, and carrots.
- Let it all simmer about 3 to 5 minutes or until translucent and fragrant. Add in cumin, herbs, curry, a good pinch of salt, and pepper. Let it simmer another couple of minutes.
- Add in lentils and stir frequently to coat with the vegetable spice mixture for a couple minutes.
- Add in water, cover, and reduce heat to low. Let it cook for about 40-60 minutes or until the lentils are tender and a nice flavor has developed. You will need to give it a stir about every 10 minutes and check on the amount of water. You may want more or less depending on if you want something more soupy or more like a stew consistency. I added in a couple cups of water/broth at a time until I had the consistency I liked. Enjoy!
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