Hey everyone, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, easy lentil soup. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Easy Lentil Soup is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. They are nice and they look fantastic. Easy Lentil Soup is something which I’ve loved my entire life.
To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook easy lentil soup using 14 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Easy Lentil Soup:
Prepare 1 1/2 cup lentils, washed and picked over
Take 5 cup water, or vegetable broth and water combination
Get 1/2 cup chopped celery
Take 1/2 cup chopped carrot
Get 1 green onion, chopped
Take 1/2 onion, chopped
Get 1 clove garlic, chopped
Make ready 1 1/2 tsp dried herbs (oregano, thyme blend)
Make ready 1/2 tsp ground cumin
Prepare 1/2 tsp curry powder
Prepare 1 tbsp butter
Make ready 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)
Take 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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