Lentil Soup

Name: Lentil Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Bulgarian
Ingredients: 350 g brown or green lentils; 1 pieces onion, diced; 2 pieces carrots, diced; 2 pieces celery stalks, diced; 3 pieces garlic cloves, sliced; 400 g tinned tomatoes; 1.5 l vegetable stock; 4 tbsp olive oil; 1 tsp ground cumin; 2 pieces bay leaves; 1 pieces lemon; 20 g parsley, chopped; to taste salt

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Prep15 min

Cook40 min

Total55 min

Brown lentils simmered with soffritto and finished with lemon — cheap, fast and better on the second day.

Ingredients

Serves:6

350 g brown or green lentils
1 pieces onion, diced
2 pieces carrots, diced
2 pieces celery stalks, diced
3 pieces garlic cloves, sliced
400 g tinned tomatoes
1.5 l vegetable stock
4 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp ground cumin
2 pieces bay leaves
1 pieces lemon
20 g parsley, chopped
to taste salt

Nutrition (estimated)

high confidence

228kcal · per serving

10.1g

Protein

25.4g

Carbs

11.1g

Fat

Recipe total: 1371 kcal · P 60.6g · C 152.7g · F 66.7g

Estimated from 12 of 13 ingredients

Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.

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Steps

1
Soften the onion, carrot and celery in the olive oil over medium heat for 10 minutes without browning.
2
Add the garlic and cumin and cook 1 minute until fragrant.
3
Stir in the tomatoes and cook 5 minutes until they darken.
4
Add the rinsed lentils, stock and bay leaves and bring to a simmer.
5
Cook 30-35 minutes until the lentils are tender. Season with salt only now — salt added early keeps lentils firm.
6
Blend about a quarter of the soup and stir it back in for body, or leave it brothy.
7
Finish with a hard squeeze of lemon and the parsley. The acid at the end is what stops it tasting flat.

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Questions and answers

How long does Lentil Soup take to make?

About 55 minutes: 15 min prep and 40 min cooking.

What ingredients do you need for Lentil Soup?

13 ingredients: brown or green lentils, onion, carrots, celery stalks, garlic cloves, tinned tomatoes, vegetable stock, olive oil, ground cumin, bay leaves, lemon, parsley and 1 more.

How many servings does this Lentil Soup recipe make?

6 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.

How many calories are in a serving of Lentil Soup?

About 228 kcal, with 10.1 g protein, 25.4 g carbohydrate and 11.1 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.

Which diets does this Lentil Soup recipe suit?

It is vegan.

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