Best 4 Quick Lentil Soup Recipes

LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add garlic and onion, cook for 2 minutes.
• Add celery and carrot. Cook for 7 - 10 minutes or until softened and the onion is sweet. Don't rush this step, it is key to the flavour base of the soup.
• Add all remaining ingredients except the lemon and salt. Stir.
• Increase heat and bring to simmer. Scoop scum on the surface off and discard (do this again during cooking if required). Place lid on and turn heat down to medium low. Simmer for 35 - 40 minutes or until lentils are soft.
• Remove bay leaves.
• Thicken Soup: Using a stick blender, do 2 or 3 quick whizzes to thicken the soup (see video below). Or transfer 2 cups to a blender, let it cool slightly, then hold lid with tea towel and blend then transfer back into pot.
• Add a touch of water if you want to adjust soup consistency. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Grate over the zest of the lemon then add a squeeze of lemon juice just before serving. Garnish with parsley if desired and serve with warm crusty bread slathered liberally with butter!

LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• In a large soup pot, heat oil over medium heat. Add onions, carrots, and celery; cook and stir until onion is tender. Stir in garlic, bay leaf, oregano, and basil; cook for 2 minutes.
• Stir in lentils, and add water and tomatoes. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer for at least 1 hour. When ready to serve stir in spinach, and cook until it wilts. Stir in vinegar, and season to taste with salt and pepper, and more vinegar if desired.

15-MINUTE LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, heat oil over medium. Add onion, carrot, celery, and garlic; season with salt and pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until onion softens, 3 to 5 minutes. Add broth; bring to a boil and cook 5 minutes. Add lentils and cook until soup thickens slightly, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in vinegar and season with salt and pepper.

QUICK RED LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• In large saucepan over medium-high heat, combine broth, water, lentils and 1/2 teaspoon salt, and bring to boil.
• Cover, reduce heat to medium, and cook 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile:.
• In large saucepan over medium-high heat, heat oil until it shimmers.
• Add onion and 1/4 teaspoon salt and cook 3 to 5 minutes, or until the onions are softened and lightly browned.
• Add garlic, ginger root and garam masala and cook about 1 minute until fragrant.
• Add coconut milk and broth-lentil mixture, scraping up any browned bits from the pan.
• Reduce heat to medium or medium-low and cook 15 minutes, until lentils are tender and soup has thickened.
• Remove from heat and add chopped cilantro and pepper to taste.
• Garnish bowls of soup with chopped tomatoes.