I love having hearty soups for dinner, especially in the winter. Below is my recipe for a filling, thick, lite and tight lentil soup. Great as a side dish, snack or even a meal.
Hearty Lentil Soup
Servings 4 servings
Ingredients
- 8 cups vegetable broth or chicken stock
- 2-3 tbsp avocado oil
- 1.5 cups brown lentils rinsed and drained
- 1 onion minced
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- 2 carrots chopped
- 2 celery sticks chopped
- 3 bay leaves
- 2 tsp oregano dried
- 2 tsp sea salt
- Pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat avocado oil in a large pot, I use Le Creuset's French Oven, over medium/high heat. Add in lentils, onions and garlic. Sauté for 3-4 minutes.
- Add carrots and celery. Sauté for another 3-4 minutes.
- Add bay leaves, oregano, sea salt and pepper. Combine.
- Add broth and bring to a boil. Cover and reduce heat, let simmer for 45 minutes.
- Serve and enjoy.
Notes
Tip: add in a tsp of red wine vinegar to each bowl (not to the whole pot). It makes it into a FAKES style lentil soup (Greek style) and ever since I tried it this way, I can’t go back.
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Just made the hearty lentil soup and it’s absolutely delicious ????
so happy you liked it!!
Looking to make this recipe but what do you mean by “lentils rinsed and drained”? why cant we put them in dry?
lentils should be rinsed (Washed) before using. They often have a film on them and it could change the texture/ taste. Same generally goes for rice and quinoa and other beans
One of my favourites on glw! So quick and easy!!
Happy to hear you are loving it!