Heartwarming Homemade Lentil Soup Recipes

LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add garlic and onion, cook for 2 minutes.
• Add celery and carrot. Cook for 7 - 10 minutes or until softened and the onion is sweet. Don't rush this step, it is key to the flavour base of the soup.
• Add all remaining ingredients except the lemon and salt. Stir.
• Increase heat and bring to simmer. Scoop scum on the surface off and discard (do this again during cooking if required). Place lid on and turn heat down to medium low. Simmer for 35 - 40 minutes or until lentils are soft.
• Remove bay leaves.
• Thicken Soup: Using a stick blender, do 2 or 3 quick whizzes to thicken the soup (see video below). Or transfer 2 cups to a blender, let it cool slightly, then hold lid with tea towel and blend then transfer back into pot.
• Add a touch of water if you want to adjust soup consistency. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Grate over the zest of the lemon then add a squeeze of lemon juice just before serving. Garnish with parsley if desired and serve with warm crusty bread slathered liberally with butter!

HEARTWARMING HOMEMADE LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• heat olive oil in large stock pot over medium heat.
• add diced onion to pot and saute for 3 minutes.
• add diced celery and carrot to onion and saute another 3 minutes.
• add lentils to pot and saute 1 minute.
• add tomatoes, stock, herbs, and pepper to pot.
• bring pot to a boil.
• lower heat to medium low and cover.
• simmer until lentils are cooked, approximately 25 or 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• remove pot from heat, uncover, and allow contents to cool.
• using food processor or hand-held blender, puree approximately 1/2 the contents of the pot.
• return puree to pot, stir, and heat through.
• serve with crusty bread.