This is fantastic soup (I'm eating it while I type this). I am sick right now and wanted something a little more substantial to eat after being on a liquid diet all day. I just happened to have a bag of lentils but I had never made anything with lentils before so I wanted a basic recipe to start from. I went with what I had so I cut the celery, used frozen carrots added at the same time as the lentils, two 14 oz cans of vegetable broth, a container of (probably 1.5 cups) tomato soup i had in my fridge instead of the ketchup and canned plum tomatoes. The seasonings were basically the same, I did not have cumin but added paprika and cayenne pepper, and used some old white wine and lemon juice instead of sherry. I know it's annoying when someone writes a review but they changed half of the ingredients but I have faith that the original recipe was better than what I made so it DEFINITELY gets five stars.
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This makes a huge amount of soup so off into the freezer with a couple of batches. I've found over the years lentils are relatively quick cooking and I started serving up after 40 minutes of simmering. I added a can of chick peas and 1 package of frozen chopped spinach, thawed, to the ingredients. Added a bit more curry than called for, and chose red wine over sherry (didn't have any). First class. Thanks for posting.
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Delicious and very easy to make! Upon serving, I did put hot sauce in it to give it more of a kick.
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I have had this recipe in my cookbook FOREVER and finally decided to make it. I'm very pleased I did. I didn't have any cooking spirits on hand so I had to omit that. I also used red curry paste instead of powder, gave it an extra kick! Very good, looking forward to leftovers.
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Very good lentil soup. A sweeter brighter taste than most lentil soup recipes. I used some of the local red wine instead of sherry. I made mine vegetarian. I doubt 99% of folks could tell the difference because the flavors added blend very well.
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I found this soup to be very hearty and good. I did not have dry sherry, but I used dry red wine. The flavor was excellent. I am trying to cook more healthy foods, this one will be added to my make again list. Thank you very much for sharing it.
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This was just fantastic. I used two cans of chicken broth, and one of vegetable broth. Added even MORE sherry than was called for. I also added about 4 extra cloves of garlic. A local Indian restaurant makes a similar soup, and this recipe was far, far better. I couldn't have been more pleased with this soup. It will be a staple at our house. THANKS!
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This soup is absolute comfort food! Tonight I made my potato and zucchini curry with flatbreads, and I served this soup right before the meal. It was very appetizing and very tasty! It was great for tonight, because it is getting REALLY cold outside!
At first the sherry seemed like it was going to be overwhelming, but after the long cook, it went away and just made for a wonderful flavor addition! I used vegetable broth instead of chicken broth so as to keep it a vegetarian meal. I didnt have any canned tomatoes on hand, so I just used some fresh organic tomatoes... and the soup was wonderful!!! I cant wait to have leftovers! Thanks evelyn!!!!!
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Left out the oil and the sherry, but otherwise made as stated and it's wonderful!
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wonderful soup Loved the blend of spices in it - not too much, just a wonderful rich flavor.
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I adored this soup and thought it was wonderful and very flavoursome. Unfortunately though my husband and kids did not share my enthusiasm so I had to compromise with 4 stars. A great alternative to a traditional lentil soup.
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Very, very nice lentil soup recipe. Thank you for posting this recipe. We made it without the curry only due to personal preference but the soup was terrific and healthful. It does freeze very nicely.
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I didnt like this at all. I am sorry. To me lentils should be savory, not sweet, and this turned out way too sweet for me. I will not make it again.
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Absolutely freaking fantastic! My significant other in general does not care for beans or lentils, but even HE loved this! I preferred it chunky to pureed and it did need more salt by our tastes. I didn't have any brown sugar, so put in just a couple of pinches of white sugar, and I used white wine instead of sherry for the same reason. This would be fantastic with ham or sausage in it as well, but its delightful without meat as well. Thanks for the wonderful recipe!
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I loved it... my dh said it was to strong...my ds didn't eat much and said he didn't like it. My 20 month old loved it!!!!!!
SO 50/50 here.
I did everything exact except:
-4 cups of chicken broth and 1 -extra cup of water.
-used my own tomatoes from the garden.
-used red wine instead of Sherry
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Evelyn - I have made a few of your recipes and all of them are great! This is now my favorite lentil soup. I also use local red wine, (whatever is on hand) and red lentils. I use veg broth and don't usually have celery on hand, (hard to find in Turkey), but this recipe stands up well to improvisation. I probably make this soup once a week, year round, served up with crusty bread. Thanks for another great recipe!
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Loved this soup and have made it a few times. Doubled the carrots and celery and left out the ketchup (and didn't miss it). Have made with both sherry and burgundy wine (in a pinch) with equally good results. Haven't had a chance to freeze this, as it goes too quickly.
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This is a recipe I need more than 5 stars for. OUTSTANDING! It was resonably easy and very satisfying to make, filling up the kitchen with wonderful smells for the afternoon. Now, here's the thing...I'm a giant lentil soup fan and I promise this is the best Lentil soup I've ever had...BUT, my husband who heretofore consider lentils poison, he loved the soup too! I have a lentil convert, thank you so much for this! (oh, and my teenage boys loved it too!)
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Can't believe that I didn't rate and review this sooner. I have made it several times, adding meat seperately as my husband can't eat a meal without meat! I have also given some frozen to my friends and heard raves and requests for the recipe. Thank you for a great winter soup.
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