Lentil (Continued)

Cooking with Lentil

Lentil soup is good, but also the lentil can be cooked for different dishes, such as for curries,  mixed salads or as garnishes.  Rice garnished with lentil, and caramelised onions are delicious according to Greg and Lucy Malouf, authors of various cooking books.  My interpretation of the dish is coming soon.

My recipe of the green lentil soup is smooth.  You may be lucky enough to get the vegetables from your own garden; otherwise they are readily available in the market or supermarket.  It has a lot of chopping up to do but chop all the veggies in a food processor if you wish.

Hot Soup for A Cold Day
Green Lentil Soup

The Recipe

Lentil Soup

There are many lentil soup recipes, but here I am sharing my delicious green lentil soup.  This soup is based on other methods; I pinched from here and there to create this dish.

Susy's Green Lentil Soup

Ingredients

1 lt chicken stock or water for vegetarians

1 lt water

275 g dried green lentils

Herbs and Spices:

1 large onion, chopped

5 garlic, crushed

2 bay leaves

1teaspoon turmeric

½ teaspoon cumin

½ teaspoon white pepper

3 tablespoons olive oil to saute

Vegetables

2 cups grated or chopped carrots

1cup celery, chopped

2 potatoes, diced and chopped 2 medium-large red tomatoes

Salt to taste

Fresh greens and herbs

spinach-swiss chard and parsley, chives etc

2 cups of sherry

 

Optional

Add in chopped bacon or ham during cooking.

Garnish

Chorizo or any sausages, pan fried

Extra olive oil to serve

Method

Sauté the onion, garlic until fragrant, add in all the spices, and cook for a few seconds

Add the green lentil, toss and stir, until the lentil is coated with the herbs and spices.

Add in the stock and water, bring to a boil, cook for 5 minutes

Put all the chopped vegetables, bring to simmer and cook for 10 minutes.

Reduce the heat, cover the pot and cook for one hour or more to get a delicious flavour.

Cooking The Soup

Keeping the soup in a gentle simmer for over an hour, to have an intense and delicious flavour.

Green Lentil Soup with Leafy Vegetables

Soup is comfort food, everyone loves soups, especially in the cold weather, as they said there is nothing like to have a bowl of soup that warms the soul.  Well just maybe the green lentil soup is for you.  Give the recipe a go and enjoy!

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Susy