Lentil Soup

Name: Lentil Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 400g brown or green lentils, rinsed; 2 large carrots, diced; 2 stalks celery, diced; 1 large onion, diced; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 2 tsp cumin; 1 tsp coriander; 1/2 tsp turmeric; 1.5L vegetable stock; 2 tbsp olive oil; 2 tbsp lemon juice; salt and pepper to taste; crusty bread to serve

A hearty American vegetarian lentil soup with cumin, coriander and lemon. Blending only part of the soup, rather than all of it, gives it a thick, hearty body while still leaving whole lentils for texture.

Total time

45 min

Prep

10 min

Cook

35 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

American

vegetarianvegan

Ingredients

400gbrown or green lentils, rinsed

2large carrots, diced

2 stalkscelery, diced

1large onion, diced

4 clovesgarlic, minced

2 tspcumin

1 tspcoriander

1/2 tspturmeric

1.5Lvegetable stock

2 tbspolive oil

2 tbsplemon juice

salt and pepperto taste

crusty breadto serve

Instructions

Heat oil. Sauté onion, carrot and celery 5 minutes.

Add garlic, cumin, coriander and turmeric. Cook 1 minute.

Add lentils and stock. Simmer 30 minutes until lentils are very soft.

Add lemon juice. Season.

Blend partially for a thicker texture.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

114

Protein

2.7g

Fat

7.6g

Carbs

10.6g

Fiber

Sodium

1467mg

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