Red Lentil Soup With Lime and Cilantro

Submitted by KPD123

"Yummy soup yet so easy to throw together! Cook time is a guess since I live at high altitude and it takes forever for the lentils to break down. We really enjoyed this, even my 2 yr. old DD loved it! Enjoy!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 10mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1⁄4 cup butter
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 large onion, diced
• 4 celery ribs, diced
• 1 lb red lentil
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 2 quarts chicken broth or 2 quarts vegetable broth, more if needed
• 1 lime, juice of
• 1⁄2 cup fresh cilantro or 1/2 cup fresh parsley, minced
• salt and pepper, to taste

directions

1. Melt butter in soup pot over medium heat. Add onions and celery; cook until onions are translucent, about 4-6 minutes.
2. Add bay leaf, cumin and garlic, cook 1-2 minutes until fragrant. Add lentils and coat evenly with butter, cook 4-5 minutes, stirring frequently.
3. Add 6 cups broth. Bring to simmer and stir often so lentils don't scorch. Cook soup until lentils begin to dissolve and begin to look like a pureed soup. Add additional broth as needed to adjust consistency.
4. Season to taste with fresh squeezed lime juice, salt and pepper. Stir in cilantro or parsley. Serve!

Reviews

[Rich B.]

Fantastic. Great, subtle mix of flavors and came together easily. It was a huge hit. Seriously, make this.

 

[Pizzabeast]

perfection!

 

[Hart in Portland]

This was great! My wife and I really enjoyed it and plan on serving it at a dinner party. We'll make this a regular in our house.