Lentil Soup With Spinach and Lemon (Ads Bi Hamud)

"A rich lentil soup recipe which I've adapted from an online Jamie Oliver recipe, and posted here in response to a Forum request for a lentil soup recipe without tomatoes. The preparation and cooking times below do not include the one hour required for soaking the lentils."
 
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photo by Rita1652
photo by Rita1652 photo by Rita1652
Ready In:
1hr 10mins
Ingredients:
9
Serves:
6
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ingredients

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directions

  • Wash and drain the lentils, place them in a pan with water to cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until they are very tender, adding salt and pepper, to taste, towards the end of the cooking time.
  • Wash the spinach thoroughly, remove the stems, chop the leaves coarsely, and add them to the lentils.
  • Sauté the onions and garlic in oil until soft, add the flour and stir well.
  • Add a cup of water and stir until this sauce thickens; then pour the sauce into the soup.
  • Add the lemon juice and more water, if necessary, and simmer until the soup is thick.
  • Serve very hot.

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Reviews

  1. Very good and as with some soups a lot better 2 days later. I made ours gluten free with a white rice flour and tapioca starch mix rather than plain flour. I used sea salt and baby spinach. I would like to make this again for DH to try.
     
  2. An absolutely lovely lentil delight! I adore spinach and the generous amount of it in this soup was awfully comforting on a chilly spring evening. We halved the recipe, which still makes at least five servings!- but I accidentally put the whole amount of lemon juice! For the record, it was great!! LOL. Thanks!
     
  3. Agreed; the best lentil soup we've had! I didn't soak the lentils & they were still perfect. I also followed Rita's example & used escarole. I think I prefer it to spinach! Thank you! Made for the Veg*n Swap 10/08.
     
  4. This is a great hearty soup! I followed the recipe exactly and wouldn't change a thing! Thank bluemoon!
     
  5. This is a nice and hearty soup. I did use escarole because that`s what I had! It gave it a bit of a crunch! Wonderfully comforting!
     
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