“I LOVE Lentil Soup, but..”

1. On November 23rd, 2009 at 12:08 am Nili Says:

   I made this one http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/lentil-soup-recipe/index.html the other night…omitted the toma­toes and added one yel­low, one red and one orange bell pep­per all on the small side instead. I pureed it when it was done…it was pretty good.…next time I am going to roast the onions and pep­pers before adding them to the soup.
   I made his ched­der bear bread to go with it.
   I hope you find one you love.…after liv­ing in Turkey for two years I have quite the fond­ness for lentil soup!

2. On November 23rd, 2009 at 5:33 am Hannah Says:

   This is the one I use, but you can leave out the bacon, and it tastes just as deli­cious

   For 2.5 litres

   125g smoked bacon, chopped
   1 large onion, finely chopped
   3 car­rots, finely diced
   2 sticks of cel­ery, finely sliced
   200g orange lentils
   400g can of chopped toma­toes
   1100ml chicken stock
   3 tsp worces­ter sauce
   pinch nut­meg
   1 bayleaf
   1 tsp basil
   salt and freshly ground pep­per
   1 tbsp pars­ley, finely chopped

   In a pan gen­tly fry the bacon until th efat begins to run.
   Add the onion, car­rot and cel­ery and fry until soft. Add all the remain­ing ingre­di­ents except the pars­ley and bring to the boil.
   Sim­mer for 2 min­utes. Trans­fer to the slow cooker, cover with lid. Cook for approx 4 — 8 hours. If a smoother con­sis­tency is required liq­uidise the soup after cool­ing and then reheat the soup in a pan. Sprin­kle with pars­ley and serve with crusty french bread.

3. On November 23rd, 2009 at 4:16 pm Rachel Says:

   I grew up eat­ing lentils. My the­ory is they are nat­u­rally bland and that’s the way it is. They will always have a hearty tex­ture and taste to them.

   Salt, tasty beef bul­lion, onions, cumin, gar­lic, diced toma­toes, that bacon recipe sounds good, car­rots — all these help make them tasty.

   cook­ing them in a pan instead of a crock­pot will help too as I think fla­vor cooks into legume better.

   Try an Indian recipe too.

   good luck. If you find some­thing fab­u­lous, let us know.