Lentil is a protein-rich product that serves as a complete replacement of meat for those who do not use it. However, lentil soup will certainly have to taste and meat eaters, so fragrant and delicious it can be.
Lentil purée soup
Ingredients:
- cumin - 2 teaspoons;
- chili pepper - pinch;
- olive oil - 2 tbsp. spoons;
- carrots - 600 g;
- red lentils - 140 g;
- vegetable broth - 1 l;
- milk - 125 g;
- yoghurt or sour cream for serving.
Preparation
In the saucepan, warm up a little oil and fry the cumin with a pinch of chili for a minute. About half of the seeds put on a plate, and add the rest to the rest of the oils and add the peeled and grated carrots, lentils, broth and milk. After the liquid reaches the boil, we reduce the fire to medium and leave the soup cooked for about 15 minutes or until the lentils and carrots become soft. By the way, if you want to cook chicken soup with red lentils , then you can completely replace the vegetable broth with chicken.
After all the ingredients have reached their readiness, whisk them with a submerged blender in a homogeneous puree, sprinkle with deferred spices, salt and serve with a spoonful of yogurt or sour cream.
Turkish red lentil soup - recipe
Ingredients:
- olive oil - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
- red onions - 1 pc .;
- lentils - 140 g;
- vegetable broth - 850 ml;
- tomatoes - 400 g;
- chickpea - 200 g;
- coriander greens;
- salt, pepper - to taste;
- yoghurt or sour cream - 4 tbsp. spoons.
Preparation
In a brazier or a thick-walled saucepan, fry the cumin seeds for about a minute, then pour in the butter and add crushed red onions. After 5 minutes of roasting, onion slices should acquire a light golden hue, if this happens - add lentils, broth and tomatoes. Cook all 15 minutes after boiling and mix with pre-cooked chickpeas. Now you can pour the dish on plates, and you can make a soup-puree from red lentils, whipping everything with a blender with the addition of sour cream and yogurt.
Cream-soup of red lentils
Ingredients:
- red lentils - 1 1/2 items;
- onions - 1 pc .;
- carrots - 2 pieces;
- garlic - 2 cloves;
- salt, pepper-to taste;
- butter - 2 tbsp. spoons;
- vegetable broth - 3 items;
- cream - 1 tbsp.
Preparation
On the melted butter, fry finely chopped onions and carrots. As soon as the onion turns slightly golden, add garlic, as well as salt and pepper, to it. Fill all with a mixture of broth and cream, add lentils and cook everything to its full readiness.
Lentil soup with soup
Before that, we had to consider a couple of vegetarian red lentil soups, but for those who decided not to eat animal products for any reason, I recommend trying out the recipe below.
Ingredients:
- coconut milk - 1.4 liters;
- olive oil - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
- onions - 1 pc .;
- garlic - 2 cloves;
- grated ginger - 1 teaspoon;
- tomato paste - 2 tbsp. spoons;
- curry - 2 tbsp. spoons;
- vegetable broth - 1 l;
- red lentils - 1 1/2 items;
- spinach - 3 handfuls;
- salt, pepper - to taste.
Preparation
In a saucepan, warm the vegetable oil and fry it finely chopped onions until it is transparent. To the onions, add garlic and ginger, tomato paste and curry. After a minute, the fragrant mixture can be poured with vegetable broth and coconut (or soybean) milk. In the basis for soup, add lentils and cook all 20-30 minutes until soft. Salt and pepper add to taste.
Before serving, lentil soup is complemented with sliced spinach. Bon Appetit!