Lentil Soup ?

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Not sure if this is the right place to post this but will see ...

I'm on another "must cut my food bill" mission and one of my "go to" recipes for lunch is Lentil Soup (just onions, carrots, celery - if I have any in - stock & red lentils). I suspect I'm going to eat a lot of this in the coming weeks so was wondering what others do to make it a bit more interesting ?? Thanks.

missbiggles1

Corona wrote: »

Not sure if this is the right place to post this but will see ...

I'm on another "must cut my food bill" mission and one of my "go to" recipes for lunch is Lentil Soup (just onions, carrots, celery - if I have any in - stock & red lentils). I suspect I'm going to eat a lot of this in the coming weeks so was wondering what others do to make it a bit more interesting ?? Thanks.

I wouldn't want to eat lentil soup without tomatoes in it and usually garlic as well.

suki1964

http://www.nibblous.com/recipe/309

Delicious

Bigjenny

Smoked Bacon, fat removed and diced

AlwaysAllie

My absolute favourite soup - made in the slow cooker

Lentils - about 200g
Finely chopped onion, carrots, celery, potato
Bay leaf
Half teaspoon each cumin and cayenne
Pepper
I use ham stock so don't add any extra salt

Amounts all done 'by eye/taste'

AA

kimplus8

AlwaysAllie wrote: »

My absolute favourite soup - made in the slow cooker

Lentils - about 200g
Finely chopped onion, carrots, celery, potato
Bay leaf
Half teaspoon each cumin and cayenne
Pepper
I use ham stock so don't add any extra salt

Amounts all done 'by eye/taste'

AA

Sounds scrummy, I'm going to make this with some crusty bread! Yummers :-)

Ballymackeonan

Try chopped chorizo in it, with some tomatoes - it's a good way to use up a leftover couple of inches!

Mohawk_3

Add some smoked paprika to give depth, or just a hint of curry powder to make it a bit more interesting. If you just add a touch, it won't taste of curry, but will shift the flavour enough to give you some variety.

DigForVictory

Pal of mine Loves lentil 'soup' - indeed, 90% of her cookery includes it.

Along with onions, tomatoes, balsamic vinegar, lemon juice, freshly ground black pepper, Lea & Perrins, Hendersons relish, tomato puree, garlic puree, any bacon lurking unattended, and the stray vegetables that didn't get used from the previous shopping.

On a sort of chuck it in, taste & see what seems missing method.

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If you add a few more spices you've got a Tarka Dhal:

• 850cc water
• 320g red lentils
• 400g tin of tomatoes
• 200g onion
• 20g oil
• 2 chillies
• 10cc cumin seeds
• 10cc turmeric
• 3 cloves garlic
• 5cc garam masala
• 5cc ground coriander
• 30g ginger

missbiggles1

jack_pott wrote: »

If you add a few more spices you've got a Tarka Dhal:

• 850cc water
• 320g red lentils
• 400g tin of tomatoes
• 200g onion
• 20g oil
• 2 chillies
• 10cc cumin seeds
• 10cc turmeric
• 3 cloves garlic
• 5cc garam masala
• 5cc ground coriander
• 30g ginger

Or, vice versa, left over Tarka Dhal with added water/stock makes a tasty soup.:)