Red Lentil Soup
Everyone LOVES this soup, but are always confused that I call it “Red Lentil Soup”. It is made with red lentils (in their dry form they’re actually orange in color), but when they are cooked they turn a warm yellow color. So red lentil soup is yellow. Oh well.
In any case, this is a super easy soup because it requires no slicing or dicing, only spicing. I developed this recipe when we moved to our new home in Calera, AL and I hadn’t made it to the grocery store for any fresh ingredients in a while. I looked in our pantry and combined all these ingredients in a pot (not being shy with the spices and herbs) and the result was what is now my husband’s favorite soup.
The only person I know that doesn’t care for this soup is my teenage son, and it’s probably just because he’s tired of it because it ended up becoming a staple in our home.
Red Lentil Soup
1 lb. red lentils (about 2 cups)
1-2 Tbsp. oil/butter
2 tsp. cumin seed
1 tsp. ground cumin
1 tsp. curry powder
2 tsp. ground coriander
2 Tbsp. dried onion flakes
1/2 tsp. ground turmeric
2 tsp. onion powder
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
2 Tbsp. dried parsley
2 pinches ground cayenne
7 cups water
When done, add: 2 Tbsp. lemon juice and 1 tsp. sea salt
Bring all ingredients (except lemon juice and sea salt) to a boil. Lower to a simmer and cook for at least 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add lemon juice and sea salt when done.
Optional: Add 1-2 cups fresh or frozen green peas for the last 10 minutes of cooking time.
Variation: Add 1-2 cups of chopped/diced tomatoes to make this soup more like Indian-style mulligatawny soup.
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Kim Wilson has spent over 12 years developing recipes based on whole, natural ingredients. She has seven diet and health books currently in print and still enjoys working on recipes to satisfy a variety of needs. She is particularly motivated to develop recipes that help those dealing with food allergies and conditions like candida. If you are looking for tasty recipes that avoid animal products, wheat, soy, dairy, eggs, yeast and other problematic foods, you've come to the right place. It's Kim's sincere hope that you find some highly enjoyable, highly beneficial foods on this blog. You can check out more articles as well as information on her books at www.simplynaturalhealth.com
Hi there! this sounds great – do you think this would work in a crock pot? I could put all ingredients in (except the peas or tomoatoes) and leave it all day?
For sure. Just leave out the salt and lemon until you’re ready to serve it.
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I found your recipe on accident, and it reminded so much of the one we use (above)– the differences are added ginger, fresh onions instead of dried plus more of them in general, garlic, spinach, and then not on the recipe we also use a bit of mushrooms, mushroom broth instead of water, and turkey ham added for the meat eater’s separate bowls.
OH MY GOSH it’s so good. I’m sure yours is great, but you should try the yummy suggestions. We love it.
Sounds like some good variations.