Best Lentil Soup

Prep:30minCook:30min

Makes 7 - 1 cup servings. To make it thicker, like a stew use less water or drain liquid and set aside for another soup stock. For a richer flavor, you can add 3-4 tablespoons of olive oil to the pot after cooking. Just don't cook the oil.

Updated at: Tue, 28 Nov 2023 16:30:44 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories137.1 kcal (7%)

Total Fat1 g (1%)

Carbs25.3 g (10%)

Sugars3 g (3%)

Protein8.7 g (17%)

Sodium467.1 mg (23%)

Fiber4.6 g (17%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

7 servings

1yellow onion

medium, or white, chopped

2 stalkscelery

2 teaspoonground cumin

1 teaspooncoriander powder

½ teaspoondried thyme

1 teaspoonfennel seed

1 x 14 ouncesdiced tomatoes

can, lightly drained

1 cupbrown lentils

or green, picked over and rinsed

2 cupsvegetable broth

no salt, less is needed if presoaking the lentils

1 cupkale

chopped

½ teaspoonsalt

red pepper flakes

pepper

fresh ground, to taste

½ cupmushrooms

chopped

Instructions

Step 1

if you have time, soak lentils for 4-6 hours (it cuts down on cooking time)

Step 2

Chop veggies in food processor. Put everything into instapot (except Kale) and cook for 10 min. Or 30 min if you have not presoaked lentils

Step 3

Chop Kale very finely = food processor works great

Step 4

after the soup has cooked. Carefully transfer 2 cups into a blender and blend till smooth. Pour it back into the pot. Now add the chopped kale and the heat of the soup slightly cooks the kale.

Step 5

Serve warm. Add greated cheese on top or.... Raku loves to take a thick slice of bread. Melt cheese on top. Then, adds the thick stew like soup on top.