Black Lentil Soup Recipes

BLACK LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Saute the onion, garlic, and carrots in the olive oil over medium heat, until softened, about 5-7 minutes.
• Add the mushrooms and cook for about 5 minutes.
• Add the lentils, broth, thyme, salt, and pepper.
• Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and cook on medium low until lentils are tender, about 30 minutes. If the liquid gets too low, add a bit of water.
• Add vinegar and stir. Serve immediately.

LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a heavy large pot over medium heat. Add the onion, carrots, and celery. Add the garlic, salt, and pepper and saute until all the vegetables are tender, about 5 to 8 minutes. Add the tomatoes with their juices. Simmer until the juices evaporate a little and the tomatoes break down, stirring occasionally, about 8 minutes. Add the lentils and mix to coat. Add the broth and stir. Add the thyme sprigs. Bring to a boil over high heat. Cover and simmer over low heat until the lentils are almost tender, about 30 minutes.
• Stir in the pasta. Simmer until the pasta is tender but still firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• Ladle the soup into bowls. Sprinkle with the Parmesan, drizzle with olive oil, and serve.

THE BEST LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large heavy-bottom pot over medium-high heat. Add the carrot, onion, celery and 1 teaspoon salt and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are starting to caramelize and take on a dark brown color, 8 to 10 minutes (this step is important as it will add tons of flavor to your soup!).
• Stir in the tomato paste and garlic and cook, scraping up the brown bits, until the garlic is fragrant and slightly softened, 1 to 2 minutes. Add in the lentils, stock, 4 cups water, thyme, bay leaf, oregano, red pepper flakes, lemon zest, 2 teaspoons salt and a generous amount of black pepper and stir to combine. Bring to a boil then reduce the heat to low. Cover and cook until the lentils are softened with just a bit of bite, 25 to 30 minutes.
• Remove the bay leaf. Puree 2 1/2 cups of the soup in a blender until smooth then stir back into the pot. Stir in the lemon juice and parsley. Ladle into bowls and garnish with more parsley.

CHEF JOHN'S BLACK LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Heat vegetable oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir bacon in hot oil until bacon is browned and crisp, 5 to 7 minutes. Add onion, carrot, celery, and salt; cook and stir until onion is softened and translucent, about 10 minutes. Season with black pepper, cumin, thyme, and cayenne pepper.
• Pour lentils into bacon mixture and stir to coat completely in rendered bacon fat. Add chicken broth and bay leaf; bring to a simmer, reduce heat to low, and cook, adding more chicken broth as needed, until lentils are tender, 45 minutes to 1 hour.
• Season with salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper to taste. Add 3 tablespoons parsley and stir. Ladle soup into bowls, sprinkle remaining parsley over the top and drizzle with extra-virgin olive oil.

EASIEST BLACK EYED PEA AND LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except salt and pepper in slow cooker.
• Cover and cook on low 6-8 hours.
• Discard bay leaf. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

BLACK LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Tip the lentils into a sieve and rinse thoroughly with cold water.
• In a large pot, briskly fry the bacon in the oil until the fat runs and it starts to get crispy.
• Stir in the onion and garlic, lower the heat slightly and cook until the onion starts to soften.
• Stir in the carrots and lemon zest and cook, stirring often, for another five minutes.
• Add the mushrooms and bay leaf.
• Cook for another couple minutes, then add the red pepper and lentils.
• Stir in the vinegar.
• Sift the flour over the top and stir until it disappears.
• Add the stock and bring to a boil, stirring to make sure the flour is completely mixed in.
• Once boiling, reduce the heat and let the soup simmer for 25 minutes or until the lentils and vegetables are tender.
• You may need to add a bit more liquid along the way.
• Stir in the parsley and serve.

LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the stock in a large pan and add the lentils. Bring to the boil and allow the lentils to soften for a few minutes.
• Add the carrots and leeks and season (don't add salt if you use ham stock as it will make it too salty). Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 45-60 mins until the lentils have broken down. Scatter over the parsley and serve with buttered bread, if you like.