Organic French lentils, tomatoes, zucchini, carrots and kombu – what’s not to love? I made a pot of this soup before going to the spa on Sunday, and it was the perfect dinner to come home to – after treating myself to a lovely massage, I continued to treat myself to a delicious, healthy dinner. Now that’s what I call pampering!
Lentil Vegetable Soup
1 quart organic chicken or vegetable stock
1 quart water
1/2 cup French lentils
2 strips kombu (sea vegetable, available in the Asian aisle of your market)
3 carrots, sliced in thin rounds
1 zucchini, quartered and sliced
1/2 teaspoon kelp granules (optional)
kosher salt and fresh pepper
pinch of cumin, oregano and thyme
1 28-ounce can crushed tomatoes
- Bring water and stock to a boil in a large stockpot. Add lentils and kombu strips (break them in half before adding them, to make them easier to eat) and cook on a low boil for 45 minutes, until lentils have begun to soften.
- Add vegetables and season with kelp granules, salt and pepper, dried herbs and spices, and continue to cook until lentils have completely softened and the carrots and zucchini are cooked through as well, about 10-15 more minutes. Stir in crushed tomatoes and simmer for 5 minutes or so to allow the flavors to combine.
Source: Adapted from Sara Snow
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I just love love love your selection of recipes to try. They’re a little different and are things that I would not have thought to search for, let alone make! Beautiful photos, too.
Hello, I am so excited about your recipes and look forward to trying many of them! I was looking up whole grain muffins and saw your message about how you always have apples in the frig. so I wondered if you have ever tried this recipe or one like it. The curried-lentil-soup is wonderful and calls for dried apples but I usually just dice up one or two fresh apples and use them and this is such a wonderful comfort recipe and good for you too. I made these for Christmas gifts and now make this soup once a month (sans the jar:) and I double it and freeze or refrigerate the left overs. If I don’t have red and green lentils I just use all green, either way my family loves this soup.
http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/recipefinder/curried-lentil-soup-december-recipes
Thanks for sharing all your recipes.
Hi Linda! I’m glad you found my blog. Thanks for the suggestion about curried lentil soup with apples – that sounds A. Maz. Ing. I am definitely going to have to give that one a try. I hope you like my recipes!