Healthy and tasty lentil soup

An ideal dish to warm up on cold winter evenings. There lentil soup it is a traditional peasant dish always in fashion and rich in vitamins. To make our recipe we used dried lentilsif we have children in the house we strongly recommend the peeled lentils. Catmint or marjoram will help make the soup taste unforgettable. If lentils are not enough, you can add them spelled to the soup.

Ingredients for 2

  • Dried lentils: 25 g
  • Clove of garlic: 1
  • Celery: 1 rib
  • Carrot: 1
  • Tomato paste: 1/2 tsp
  • Coarse salt: to taste
  • Evo oil: 3 tablespoons
  • Nepitella or marjoram: 1 sprig
  • Water: 1 l
  • Preparation: 25 minutes
  • Cooking: 1 hour
  • Total: 1 hour, 25 minutes
  • Calories: 445 Kcal / portion

Preparation

1

Rinse the lentils under running water after cleaning them, eliminating any pebbles and seeds.

2

Cut the celery and carrot into cubes after washing them.

3

In a saucepan, add the oil with the unpeeled garlic clove, the nepitella or marjoram and the chopped vegetables.

4

Heat and fry over low heat, then add the lentils.

5

Leave to flavor for a few minutes then add the tomato paste, salt and water.

6

Bring to a boil and cook for about an hour. Serve hot.

Tips and hints

For a more “important” flavor you can add chilli pepper to taste.

We can accompany the soup with toasted bread croutons.

Another tip could be to enrich our soup with parmesan flakes or cheese crusts.

If you want a thicker soup we must first add a small part of lentils to the sauté, after 5 minutes add the rest.

storage

The lentil soup can be safely stored in the refrigerator for 1 day and it is also possible to freeze it.

Ingredients for 2

  • Dried lentils: 25 g
  • Clove of garlic: 1
  • Celery: 1 rib
  • Carrot: 1
  • Tomato paste: 1/2 tsp
  • Coarse salt: to taste
  • Evo oil: 3 tablespoons
  • Nepitella or marjoram: 1 sprig
  • Water: 1 l
  • Preparation: 25 minutes
  • Cooking: 1 hour
  • Total: 1 hour, 25 minutes
  • Calories: 445 Kcal / portion
Let's talk about "Healthy and tasty lentil soup" with our community!
Start a new Thread

Philip Owell

Professional blogger, here to bring you new and interesting content every time you visit our blog.