Healthy Lentil Soup

What could be a better choice for a hearthy soup than the one recommended by the bible itself? Easy, tasty lentil soup recipe!

As I currently have some time, I had been searching on the internet a few days ago. Looking to find fresh, challenging ideas, inspiring meals that I have never tried before, to treat my family with. Looking for a while unfortunately couldn’t discover lots of interesting stuff. Just before I wanted to give up on it, I stumbled on this delightful and simple treat simply by chance. The dessert looked so delightful on its pic, that required quick action.

It had been easy to imagine how it is created, how it tastes and how much my hubby will want it. Actually, it is rather simple to keep happy him in terms of desserts. Yes, I am a blessed one. Or possibly he is.Anyways, I got into the blog: Suncakemom and followed the step-by-step instuctions that have been combined with wonderful shots of the process. It really makes life less difficult. I can suppose it is a bit of a effort to shoot photos in the middle of baking in the kitchen because you ordinarily have sticky hands so that i pretty appreciate the hard work she placed in to make this post and recipe conveniently implemented.

With that said I am encouraged to present my personal recipes in a similar way. Many thanks the concept.

I had been fine tuning the initial mixture to make it for the taste of my family. I have to mention it was an incredible success. They loved the flavour, the consistency and enjoyed having a treat such as this during a hectic workweek. They quite simply wanted more, a lot more. So the next time I’m not going to commit the same miscalculation. I’m gonna multiply the quantity to keep them pleased.

This Lentil Soup Recipe is from SunCakeMom.

Rinse the lentils then put them into a pot and fill it up with water to soak. Follow instructions on the packaging for soaking.

Heat the oil in a big pot and then add the diced onion, carrot, celery and salt to it.

Saute the onion, carrot and celery on low heat until the onion gets a light brownish caramelized look. It takes around 15 to 20 minutes.

Add black pepper and the garlic then continue frying them on low heat until the garlic releases it’s nice garlic scent. This will take around 2 to 3 minutes. Mind not to burn the garlic to dark brown as that would ruin the dish.

Add the lentils.

Fill the pot up with water then add tomato, spinach and paprika. If we use any other vegetables or herbs for flavoring this is the time to put them in. Parsley root, parsnip, basil, oregano, chives or thyme are all great options to choose from.

Also this is the time for any kind of meat or bones to be used. Add the Spanish ham to the soup then cook the lentils according to the times marked on the packaging. Brown lentils normally take 40 minutes to one hour.

Roughly 10 minutes before the end of cooking add the chosen vegetables to the soup. Put the lid back on and bring it to boil.

When it starts to boil lower the heat and simmer it for about 10 more minutes or until the vegetables get the desired texture then take it off the heat.