My Favorite Lentil Soup
"This is a very yummy lentil soup with a Mediterranean flair. I learned it from a girlfriend of mine. It is very easy to make. You can double and triple the recipe without any trouble and it freezes well if you want to use it for a freezer dinner. Most of all, it is just so tasty. It feels like comfort food, but isn't as fattening and has a lot more flavor."
- Ready In:
- 1hr 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 onions, chopped
- 3 carrots, grated
- 3⁄4 teaspoon marjoram
- 3⁄4 teaspoon thyme
- 3⁄4 cup white wine
- 28 ounces chopped canned tomatoes with juice
- 7 7 cups vegetable broth or 7 cups beef broth
- 1 1⁄2 cups lentils (rinsed in 4 changes of water)
- salt
- pepper
- 1⁄3 cup finely chopped parsley
- 1 cup grated cheddar cheese, cheese (optional)
directions
- Sauté onions in olive oil until soft.
- Add carrots, marjoram and thyme, then sauté for an additional 5 minutes.
- add wine, canned tomatoes, broth and lentils. Bring to a boil, cover and simmer for 1 hour or until the lentils are tender.
- Add salt and pepper to taste along with chopped parsley. Simmer a couple of minutes.
- Serve with grated cheddar cheese on top.
- To make vegetarian use vegetable broth. To make this a vegan dish, skip the cheddar cheese.
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Reviews
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Really tasty! I thought I had lentils at home but was mistaken and used yellow split peas, adjusting for cooking time. -
Nice flavors. My lentils took more time to cook, but it was worth the wait. Also freezes well.
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I am an American married to a Desi from Bombay. I have been on Recipezaar since 2004. When I first signed up I was just learning how to cook Indian food. I have to say, it's a good thing I wasn't working during that time because then I had a lot of hours to devote to learning. It was complicated at first, but always worth it. There is nothing in this world like a great blend of Indian spices. I get a lot of my Indian recipes from my best friend, Rupali. Also I found a new youtube channel called Vah re Vah chef. He is absolutely amazing! If it's Vah re Vah, you know it's going to be very tasty. My main concern is that I am using authentic Indian recipes.
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