Lentil Soup

Name: Lentil Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 25 min
Total time: 1 h 35 min
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 onions, chopped; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, grated; 6 cups water; 1 cup red lentil; 1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained; 1 (19 ounce) can cannellini beans; 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced low-sodium tomatoes; 1/2 cup carrot, diced; 1/2 cup celery, chopped; 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cardamom; 1/4 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper; 1/8 teaspoon ground cumin; 1 tablespoon olive oil

Submitted by Sydney Mike

"This nutritional soup recipe, which is typical of North Africa & the Middle East, was found on the internet & slightly tweaked."

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photo by Charlotte J

Ready In:: 1hr 35mins
Ingredients:: 16
Serves:: 6

ingredients

2 onions, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon fresh ginger, grated
6 cups water
1 cup red lentil
1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained
1 (19 ounce) can cannellini beans
1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced low-sodium tomatoes
¹⁄₂ cup carrot, diced
¹⁄₂ cup celery, chopped
¹⁄₂ teaspoon ground cloves
¹⁄₂ teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 ¹⁄₂ teaspoons ground cardamom
¹⁄₄ teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
¹⁄₈ teaspoon ground cumin
1 tablespoon olive oil

directions

In a large pot, saute onions, garlic & ginger in a little olive oil for about 5 minutes.
Add water, lentils, garbanzo beans, cannelloni beans, diced tomatoes, carrots, celery, clove, cinnamon, cardamom, cayenne pepper & cumin.
Bring to boil, then boil for several minutes before reducing heat.
Simmer about 1 1/2 hours, or until lentils are soft.
Puree half the soup in a food processor or blender, then return pureed portion to the pot, stirring all together.
Serve & enjoy.

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Reviews

I followed the recipe besides adding extra garlic and ginger. I found that I had to add quite a bit of salt and pepper as well as juice from one lemon to up the flavour which I initially found quite bland. I am not sure why I got such a different result than the other reviewers. I would definitely suggest use of broth instead of water.

Deantini
This great tasting Lentil Soup was an absolute hit at our house! Other than using some soup stock along with the water made as posted with wonderful results. (did go a touch easy with the cinnamon and cloves) The aroma alone was worth a five. We really enjoyed this soup and can vouch that it is very freezer friendly. Definitely in my Soup Cookbook. A recipenap for the Auz/NZ Swap.

Gerry
This was a very easy soup to make. My DD said it tastes like Christmas. I might add 2 tablespoons of tomato paste when I make this again just to give it more of a red color to the soup. I used an Immersion Blender to puree the soup. Thank you for posting this tasty recipe. Made for *Gimme 5 Game* 2009

Charlotte J
I loved the cardamon in this soup. I wasn't quite sure what to expect. While the onion,garlic and ginger were frying it smelled like a stir fry,after I added the spices more like a Moroccan Chicken and the result was a good tasting ,healthy and filling dish. Had no gorund cardamon so I cracked a few whole ones.

littlemafia
Nice easy soup to make and was enjoyed by the DS, DM and I for a light dinner with cheesy bread. Will be interested to see how it freezes and reheats. Thank you Sydney Mike made for Edition 8 - Make My Recipe.

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Tweaks

I followed the recipe besides adding extra garlic and ginger. I found that I had to add quite a bit of salt and pepper as well as juice from one lemon to up the flavour which I initially found quite bland. I am not sure why I got such a different result than the other reviewers. I would definitely suggest use of broth instead of water.

Deantini