Garlic Lentil Soup Recipes

Steps:

• In a large soup pot, heat oil over medium heat. Add onions, carrots, and celery; cook and stir until onion is tender. Stir in garlic, bay leaf, oregano, and basil; cook for 2 minutes.
• Stir in lentils, and add water and tomatoes. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer for at least 1 hour. When ready to serve stir in spinach, and cook until it wilts. Stir in vinegar, and season to taste with salt and pepper, and more vinegar if desired.

Steps:

• Put the lentils, onions, garlic, carrot, oil, bay leaves, marjoram or oregano and stock into a large saucepan.
• Bring to the boil and then simmer gently for 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.
• Remove bay leaves and add the red wine vinegar as well as the salt and pepper to taste.
• You can thin the soup out if you like with a little stock or water before serving.
• To freeze: Freeze in a rigid container.
• To reheat: Thaw and heat through.

Steps:

• Slice garlic. In a 2-quart saucepan bring water to a boil with garlic, lentils, and thyme and simmer until lentils are tender, about 25 minutes. In a blender coarsely pur e mixture (use caution when blending hot liquids) and return to pan. Stir in parsley, salt, and pepper to taste and bring soup to a simmer.
• Serve soup drizzled with oil and vinegar.

Steps:

• Take a deep cooking pan,add the lentil bean and water. Cook for 20 mins until lentils turn soft. Add the carrots and canned Beans too after the red lentils are boiled. You may need little more water if water is evaporated. Allow carrots and Canned beans to cook in along with lentils.
• Now take a another pan, Fry the chopped onions and garlic(just take 6 chopped garlic while frying and keep the 1 extra separately)in olive oil until the flavor comes out. It should take about 2-3 minutes Add the garlic and onions to the boiling beans,carrots and lentils. The flavor of onions and garlic will seep in/.
• Add ground cumin,pepper and Red pepper to the lentils and veggies. The raw garlic that has been set aside should be chopped and added at this stage along with the spices. Also add 1 tsp of Olive oil to the veggies.
• Allow all of the above to blend in for few mins approx 5-6 minutes
• Turn off gas,Add the above in a blender and make a puree. Garnish with Cilantro if you wish to.
• At the end of it all, Right before serving you can add a spoon of Butter to the soup and serve!

Steps:

• In large saucepan, bring stock to a boil.
• Add lentils, tomatoes and garlic.
• Quarter 2 onions- add to lentil mixture.
• Chop remaining onion- set aside.
• Partially cover pan- simmer 45 minutes or until lentils are tender.
• Melt 1 tablespoon butter in skillet.
• Add chopped onion- saute until light browned.
• Press lentil mixture though a sieve- or puree in blender or food processor.
• Reheat in saucepan- season with salt, pepper and cumin.
• Stir in remaining 1 tablespoon butter.
• Pour into a tureen or serve in individual bowls.
• Sprinkle sauteed onion over top.
• Serve with lemon wedges.

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large pot set over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook for 6 minutes, until the onions become translucent. Add the cumin and continue to cook for another minute.
• Add the lentils, stock, salt and pepper, and simmer for 30 minutes, or until the lentils have broken down. Add water if the soup needs thinning.
• Stir in the lemon juice, taste, and reseason if necessary.
• Ladle into soup bowls and drizzle with olive oil to serve.
• Tip: There are many varieties of lentils: red, green, yellow, and black. Although green is the easiest to find, any variety works well in this soup.
• Make ahead: This soup can be made up to 2 days ahead and kept covered in the refrigerator.

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to directions. Drain.
• In a large pot, bring dal, water and broth mix to a boil, reduce heat to medium. Cook until lentils are at desired consistency.
• In skillet, sauté celery, carrots and garlic. for 2-3 minutes. Add spinach and sauté for another 1-2 minutes.
• Add vegetable mixture and pasta to dal. Simmer 5 minutes.
• Before serving add lemon juice. I also add another clove of crushed garlic, since raw garlic is quite good for you!