Red Lentil & Caramelised Onion Soup

Submitted by ltdsaloon16r

"From an AWW magazine, thick and satisfying soup."

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 2 cups red lentils
• 1⁄2 cup brown rice
• 4 cups vegetable stock, plus
• 1 cup extra vegetable stock
• 4 cups water
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 3 brown onions, sliced thinly
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper
• 1⁄3 cup fresh coriander, chopped
• 1⁄3 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped

directions

1. Rinse the lentils and rice in cold water and drain.
2. Combine the 4 cups of stock and the water in large saucepan and bring to boil.
3. Add the lentils, rice and cumin and return to the boil.
4. Reduce heat and simmer uncovered, stirring occasionally until just tender, approx 15 minutes.
5. Meanwhile, melt butter in large fry pan, add onion and cook until softens, add sugar and vinegar and cook stirring until onion caramelises, remove from heat.
6. Stir the cayenne, coriander and parsley into the lentil mixture and bring to the boil.
7. Stir in the caramelised onion mixture and the extra cup of stock, cook, stirring, until heated through.

Reviews

[Loralieva]

We did not care for it - my husband called it "cumin soup". He tried to eat it, the rest of us went with a frozen pizza. Some notes: I put the rice on to cook first since it takes longer, then added the lentils. I had to google "fresh coriander" to find that it was cilantro. I used yellow onions since I don't know what brown onions are. Overall I'm really annoyed to be throwing out a huge batch of soup after crying over the onions!

 

[Ginger Rose]

If I could I would give this a 3.5 star rating...unfortunately that's not possible! As a whole I liked the fact that this soup was filling and healthy but I wasn't keen on the combination of the onions and the lentils. It still made a nice lunch with massive portions! Thanks.

 

[BonnieD Oz]

I followed the advice from canthelpmyself and cooked the onions first then added the stock, lentils and rice, etc.. As I had leftover chorizo sausages I added 3 of them (chopped up) as well as some achiote seasoning and turmeric. This was very easy to make and extremely tasty. Thank you very much for posting this recip!

 

[jane49423]

was just a little too sweet. Almost liked it better before adding the onions. Does get very thick.

 

[I Cook Therefore I]

A very hearty soup. To me this kind of tasted like French Onion soup without the cheese and bread and with lentils. Very very filling, a wonderful winter soup. Thanks for posting!