Spinach Lentil Soup Recipes

EASY SPINACH LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Place bacon in a large skillet or Dutch oven and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Stir in carrot, onion, and olive oil cooking until tender, about 5 minutes.
• Cover bacon mixture with chicken broth, water, and salsa; mix in lentils, bay leaf, cumin, rosemary, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil over high heat; reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until lentils are tender, 40 to 50 minutes. Stir in spinach and potatoes; simmer until spinach is wilted and potatoes are cooked, 10 to 15 minutes longer.

SPINACH LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan or Dutch oven, saute carrots and onion in oil until tender. Add the water, salsa, lentils and salt. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 50-60 minutes or until lentils are tender. Stir in spinach; simmer 5-10 minutes longer or until spinach is wilted.

SLOW-COOKER LENTIL AND SPINACH SOUP

Steps:

• Spray 5- to 6-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In 10-inch skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Cook onion in oil 2 minutes, stirring frequently, until tender. Add garlic and tomato paste; cook 1 minute. Spoon mixture into slow cooker. Stir in remaining ingredients except spinach.
• Cover; cook on Low heat setting 9 hours. Discard bay leaves. Stir in spinach just before serving.

CHILLED LENTIL SOUP WITH SPINACH

Steps:

• In large stock pot, heat olive oil and sauté onion, celery, and garlic until limp.
• Add lentils and broth; bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer, covered, 1 hour or until lentils are tender.
• Cool slightly.
• Using blender, puree soup in batches; return to stock pot.
• Rinse spinach in colander and squeeze out as much moisture as possible.
• Add spinach to soup, stirring to combine completely.
• Place in non-reactive (glass or plastic) container and chill, covered, in refrigerator.
• Serve cold or at room temperature.

CREAMY LENTIL & SPINACH SOUP WITH BACON

Steps:

• Put the oil, onions, carrots and celery in a large saucepan, and cook for about 10 mins to soften.
• Stir in the lentils and pour in the stock. Bring to the boil, then turn down and simmer for 30-35 mins or until the lentils are soft, topping up with water if the mixture begins to dry out. Pop in the spinach and cook for a few mins more, until wilted. Blitz the soup until smooth, then stir through the cream and season. Keep the soup warm over a low heat.
• Heat a little oil in a non-stick pan over a medium heat. Add the bacon and fry until crisp and golden. Ladle the soup into bowls, drizzle with a little cream and crumble over the crispy bacon.

GREEN LENTIL SOUP WITH SPINACH

Steps:

• Soften the onion with the garlic and the celery in the olive oil. Add the tomatoes and cook for 10 minutes, stirring. Add the lentils and the chicken stock. Bring to a boil, turn down the heat and simmer for 45 minutes. If the soup is too thick, add more stock.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper. Add spinach leaves, stir and heat through. Serve immediately.

HEARTY LENTIL SOUP WITH SPINACH - VEGETARIAN VERSION

Steps:

• Heat olive oil at medium-high heat.
• Add onions, carrots and celery; cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables begin to soften (4-8 minutes).
• Add garlic and cook until fragrant (30 seconds).
• Stir in tomatoes, bay leaf and thyme; cook until fragrant (30 seconds).
• Stir in lentils, salt and pepper to taste.
• Cover, reduce heat to medium-low and cook until vegetables are softened and lentils have darkened *7-10 minutes).
• Uncover, add vegetable broth and water.
• Bring to a boil, cover partially, and reduce heat to low.
• Simmer until lentils are tender but not mushy (30-35 minutes).
• Discard bay leaf.
• Puree 3 cups soup in blender until smooth, then return puree to pot.
• Stir in spinach until wilted.
• Serve! (or place in plastic containers for work!).

SPINACH AND TOMATO DAL (INDIAN LENTIL SOUP)

Steps:

• Bring lentils and 4 cups water to a boil in a saucepan. Stir in salt. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook at a simmer 10 minutes. Skim off any scum that forms and continue to simmer until the lentils are tender, about 1 hour.
• Heat the oil in a separate saucepan. Cook mustard seeds and cumin seeds in hot oil until they start to splatter, 2 to 3 minutes. Add onion, garlic, and turmeric to the seeds; cook and stir until the onion is soft, about 5 minutes. Stir spinach, tomato, and cayenne pepper into the onion mixture; cook until the spinach wilts and the tomato is tender, about 5 minutes.
• Stir the cooked lentils and cilantro into the spinach mixture; bring to a simmer and cook for 5 minutes. Adjust salt and water to taste and texture preferences.

SPINACH AND LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Bring 4 cups broth and lentils to boil in large saucepan. Simmer until lentils are just tender, about 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat olive, oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion, bell pepper and celery and sauté until tender, about 10 minutes.
• Add onion mixture to lentils. Stir in tomato sauce and salsa. Simmer over medium-low heat until lentils are very tender, about 30 minutes. Thin soup with additional broth if necessary. Stir in spinach and simmer until heated through, about 2 minutes. Season soup to taste with salt and pepper.

SPINACH AND SAUSAGE LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, cook and crumble sausage over medium heat until no longer pink, 5-7 minutes; drain., Stir in lentils, beans, broth and water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until lentils are tender, about 30 minutes. Stir in tomatoes; heat through., Remove from heat; stir in spinach until wilted. If desired, serve with goat cheese. Freeze option: Freeze cooled soup in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally.