Best Heartwarming Homemade Lentil Soup Recipes

THE BEST LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large heavy-bottom pot over medium-high heat. Add the carrot, onion, celery and 1 teaspoon salt and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are starting to caramelize and take on a dark brown color, 8 to 10 minutes (this step is important as it will add tons of flavor to your soup!).
• Stir in the tomato paste and garlic and cook, scraping up the brown bits, until the garlic is fragrant and slightly softened, 1 to 2 minutes. Add in the lentils, stock, 4 cups water, thyme, bay leaf, oregano, red pepper flakes, lemon zest, 2 teaspoons salt and a generous amount of black pepper and stir to combine. Bring to a boil then reduce the heat to low. Cover and cook until the lentils are softened with just a bit of bite, 25 to 30 minutes.
• Remove the bay leaf. Puree 2 1/2 cups of the soup in a blender until smooth then stir back into the pot. Stir in the lemon juice and parsley. Ladle into bowls and garnish with more parsley.

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.