Pureed Red Lentil Soup

Dried beans and legumes are cheap.  You can buy them in bulk bins or in bags usually for around $2 per pound and one pound goes a long way.  This recipe is so cheap to make - using red lentils and basic kitchen staples, you cannot go wrong.  This recipe is from "Soup" by Love Food with a small change.  It is thick and hearty.  Serve with a loaf of crusty bread to make it a dinner.  This recipe is vegetarian and I made it with all organic ingredients.

Ingredients:

1 cup dried red lentils
1 red onion, finely diced
2 large carrots, diced or sliced
1 celery stalks
1 small turnip, diced to thinly sliced
1 garlic clove, minced
5 cups vegetable stock
2 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp black pepper
1 tsp salt

Here's how:

Place all the ingredients into a soup pot.


Red onion

Diced red onion

Red lentils

Sliced carrots

Diced celery

Small turnip (aka Rutabaga)

Sliced turnip

All ingredients, except stock, in the pot

Vegetable stock

Everything in the pot, ready for the stove

All stirred together

Bring to a boil and rapidly boil for 10 minutes.

Up to a boil

Reduce the heat and simmer for 20 minutes.  Everything should be soft and mushy at this time.

After 20 minutes

Place the immersion blender into the pot and puree the mix.  You can use a blender for this, just cool the soup first.

Pureed with an immersion blender and all ready to eat

 Ladle in bowls and eat.