Now this is one of those soups that i think is perfect for the transition from winter to spring comforting and warm yet still nice and light. Make a sri lankan red lentil curry for an incredible flavorful no garlic version. Bon appétit december 2005. Add the lentils 2 quarts water and bouquet garni. 1 medium zucchini diced.
3 cups red lentils. It is full of different veggies including one of my favorites at the moment swiss chard. This was easy delicious. This red lentil recipe is just the kind of healthy comfort food this site was founded on even if i didn t realize its proper place here until recently. I really love this soup and here s how i embellished it.
I used red chard in this recipe but regular swiss chard with the white stem works well too. In a effort to clean out my pantry i decided to use up my remaining red lentils in a moroccan harira like concoction with lots of carrots and red chard mixed in. About this chard lentil soup. Stir the chard into the simmering lentils. Bring to a boil reduce the heat and simmer 40 minutes.
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And then with a good amount of lentils for a little bulk. Cook another 10 minutes or so until the lentils and greens are tender. 1 bunch of cilantro chopped. Cup of lemon juice more to taste. Red lentils cook the quickest out of all the lentil varieties so if you are using this lentil type you may have to adjust the cook time on the lentils ie cook then longer.
Make the dal into a meal by cooking grains with it like this brown rice and lentil soup or mung bean brown rice kitchari. I love the taste of lentil soup in cans but am trying to get away from the unhealthy sodium level and preservatives. Lentils and chard are tasty partners in soup recipes. Salt and pepper to taste. The chard should be tender but still bright.
4 cups swiss chard chopped. Remove the bouquet garni. Adding the chard toward the end of cooking keeps the color bright. For a video of how to make similar dal soup see this punjabi dal fry also try mom s favorite sabut masoor or brown lentil soup or my dad s favorite simple 5 ingredient mung dal. Red lentils are combined with swiss chard in this vegan soup that uses up leftover rice and is seasoned with turmeric cumin and lime juice.
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For a video of how to make similar dal soup see this punjabi dal fry also try mom s favorite sabut masoor or brown lentil soup or my dad s favorite simple 5 ingredient mung dal. I used red chard in this recipe but regular swiss chard with the white stem works well too. 3 cups red lentils. Now this is one of those soups that i think is perfect for the transition from winter to spring comforting and warm yet still nice and light.