Curried Vegetable Lentil Soup
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 onion, halved and thinly sliced crosswise
- 1 - 2 tablespoons curry powder, to taste
- 2 medium carrots, diced small (about 1/2 cup)
- 1/2 red bell pepper, diced small (about 2/3 cup)
- 1 medium zucchini, diced medium (about 1 1/4 cups)
- 1 cup lentils, rinsed under cold running water and drained
- 1 quart chicken stock or broth
- 1/2 cup finely chopped fresh cilantro
- Coarse sea salt or kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Lime wedges, for serving
Directions
1. Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onion and curry powder and cook, stirring, until the onion begins to brown, 7 to 10 minutes. Add the carrots, bell pepper, and zucchini and continue to cook and stir until the vegetables begin to soften, about 5 minutes more. If at any time the curry or onion starts to look too brown (that is, dark brown in places), reduce the heat.
2. Add the lentils and chicken stock and bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until the lentils are tender and the soup has thickened, 30 minutes to 1 hour, depending on the age of the lentils. Older lentils take longer to cook.
3. Stir in the cilantro and add salt and black pepper to taste. Ladle into bowls and serve with lime wedges.
LOVE THIS!! I used 3 cups of broth for a thicker soup. I also used more cilantro. I think the sodium content depends largely on much salt you add, but it really doesn't need much at all!
2/12/2012 07:42:00 PM Report Abusewhere is the sodium content in the nutrition facts?
9/6/2011 01:22:19 PM Report AbuseRecipe says it makes 4 servings, but it is more like 6 unless you are using super large bowls. Very tasty, I recommend using 2T of curry powder if you like more spice.
8/17/2011 04:46:10 PM Report Abuse