Easiest Way to Cook Appetizing Easy Lentil Soup

Easy Lentil Soup.

You can have Easy Lentil Soup using 14 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Easy Lentil Soup

1. Prepare 1 1/2 cup of lentils, washed and picked over.
2. You need 5 cup of water, or vegetable broth and water combination.
3. You need 1/2 cup of chopped celery.
4. It's 1/2 cup of chopped carrot.
5. Prepare 1 of green onion, chopped.
6. You need 1/2 of onion, chopped.
7. It's 1 clove of garlic, chopped.
8. It's 1 1/2 tsp of dried herbs (oregano, thyme blend).
9. Prepare 1/2 tsp of ground cumin.
10. It's 1/2 tsp of curry powder.
11. It's 1 tbsp of butter.
12. You need 1 tbsp of olive oil.
13. Prepare 1 tsp of salt, (I ended up adding a little more as I kept adding broth/water. adjust accordingly to your liking).
14. Prepare of pepper.

Easy Lentil Soup step by step

1. Chop up green onion, onion, garlic, celery, and carrot..
2. Add olive oil and butter to large pot and heat on medium-low. When you see it start slightly bubbling, add in onions, celery, garlic, and carrots..
3. Let it all simmer about 3 to 5 minutes or until translucent and fragrant. Add in cumin, herbs, curry, a good pinch of salt, and pepper. Let it simmer another couple of minutes..
4. Add in lentils and stir frequently to coat with the vegetable spice mixture for a couple minutes..
5. Add in water, cover, and reduce heat to low. Let it cook for about 40-60 minutes or until the lentils are tender and a nice flavor has developed. You will need to give it a stir about every 10 minutes and check on the amount of water. You may want more or less depending on if you want something more soupy or more like a stew consistency. I added in a couple cups of water/broth at a time until I had the consistency I liked. Enjoy!.