Carrot And Red Lentil Soup With Parsley Cream Recipes

RED LENTIL AND CARROT SOUP

Steps:

• Chop the onion and mince the garlic and add to a large pan with the olive oil.
• Saute for about 5 minutes or until very fragrant and the onion is translucent.
• Add in all of the spices, salt and chopped carrots.
• Saute for an additional 5 minutes.
• Add in the red lentils, tomato paste, coconut milk and vegetable broth.
• Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to (very) low and let simmer, covered, for about 20 minutes or until the lentils are cooked through and most of the liquid is absorbed.
• Transfer to a high speed blender (you will probably need to do this in 2 batches depending on the size of your blender) and process until completely smooth. If you have an immersion blender, you can use that instead!
• Taste and adjust seasonings as desired. Feel free to thin it out with extra vegetable broth if desired.
• Transfer back to the pot and garnish with chopped parsley, red pepper flakes and a few dollops of coconut yogurt.

CARROT AND RED LENTIL SOUP WITH PARSLEY CREAM

Steps:

• In large saucepan, heat oil over medium heat; cook carrots, onion, red pepper, garlic and ginger, stirring often, for 5 minutes.
• Add stock and lentils; bring to boil.
• Reduce heat, cover and simmer until carrots are tender, 15 to 20 minutes.
• With immersion blender or in batches in blender, puree soup; return to simmer.
• Season with lemon juice and salt.
• Parsley Cream: Meanwhile, finely chop parsley and green onion; place in small bowl.
• Mix in sour cream and cayenne pepper.
• Ladle soup into bowls.
• Garnish with dollop of Parsley cream.

SPICED CARROT & LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Heat a large saucepan and dry-fry 2 tsp cumin seeds and a pinch of chilli flakes for 1 min, or until they start to jump around the pan and release their aromas.
• Scoop out about half with a spoon and set aside. Add 2 tbsp olive oil, 600g coarsely grated carrots, 140g split red lentils, 1l hot vegetable stock and 125ml milk to the pan and bring to the boil.
• Simmer for 15 mins until the lentils have swollen and softened.
• Whizz the soup with a stick blender or in a food processor until smooth (or leave it chunky if you prefer).
• Season to taste and finish with a dollop of plain yogurt and a sprinkling of the reserved toasted spices. Serve with warmed naan breads.

CARROT & LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Place onion, garlic and cumin in a stock pot with 1/2 cup of the vegetable stock. Cook over medium-low heat until onion is soft and translucent.
• Add carrots and celery. Stir and cook for a 4-5 minutes (until coated with stock and somewhat soft).
• Add remaining 3 1/2 cups of vegetable stock (I like the low-sodium varieties) and 2 cups water. Bring to a boil, then simmer over low heat for 20-30 minutes.
• When carrots are softened (easily pierced with a fork), scoop 1-2 cups of soup at a time into a blender or food processor.
• Blend until smooth, thick and creamy. Repeat until you have processed all the soup.
• Return blended soup into the stock pot and add lentils.
• Cook over low to medium-low heat for 20-30 minutes, until lentils are soft.
• Refrigerate at this point to serve later, or continue to the next step.
• Ladle into soup bowls and add a tablespoon of buttermilk (or cream or sour cream) to each serving. Stir.
• Add freshly ground pepper to taste, garnish with parsley or basil (if desired) and serve. You may also add parmesan cheese or other toppings that you like.
• Serve with a thick, crusty bread and a side salad.

RED LENTIL & CARROT SOUP

Steps:

• Put the kettle on to boil while you finely slice the onion. Heat the oil in a medium pan, add the onion and fry for 2 mins while you slice the garlic and dice the carrots. Add them to the pan, and cook briefly over the heat.
• Pour in 1 litre of the boiling water from the kettle, stir in the lentils and stock cube, then cover the pan and cook over a medium heat for 15 mins until the lentils are tender. Take off the heat and stir in the parsley. Ladle into bowls, and scatter with extra parsley leaves, if you like.