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Hearty Lentil Soup [Recipe]

December 17, 2010

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It’s soup season. And I absolutely love hearty soups with legumes.  So when I came across this recipe from fellow RD on Iceberg to Arugula, I knew I had to try it.

Not only is this recipe super easy it’s also packed with flavor.  Little D will eat anything with a spoon so he enjoyed it.  Big A didn’t try it but commented on how pretty it was.  It was even better leftover with lunch.

The only problem I had was my lentils took more than 40 minutes to cook. I posted this problem on Facebook and someone said the lentils need to be fresh. Mine probably weren’t that “fresh” as I used some I found during the move.

Enjoy and have a great weekend!

Hearty Lentil Soup
 
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Prep time
10 mins
Cook time
40 mins
Total time
50 mins
 
Serves: 8 cups
Ingredients
  • 1½ tbsp olive oil
  • 1 large yellow onion, chopped
  • 2 carrots, trimmed, peeled and sliced
  • 2 ribs celery, trimmed and sliced
  • 2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
  • 2½ cups crushed tomatoes
  • 2 tsp dried thyme
  • 1 cup dry lentils (any kind will work)
  • 4 cups low sodium beef or vegetable stock
  • 1 smoked ham hock (optional)
  • 1 tbsp Balsamic Vinegar
  • Salt and fresh ground pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. In a large soup pot, heat olive oil over medium heat and add onions, carrots, celery, garlic, and thyme. Cover pot. Stir occasionally and if vegetables begin to turn brown, stir and reduce heat to medium-low.
  2. When vegetables are tender, add tomatoes, stock, lentils and ham hock (if using)
  3. Stir soup and turn the heat up to high until soup is boiling, then reduce heat and simmer until lentils are tender about 30-40 minutes.
  4. Remove soup from heat and extract the ham hock if using. Cut as much meat from the ham hock as possible, cut into bite-sized pieces and add back to the soup.
  5. Add salt and pepper to taste and stir in Balsamic vinegar.
  6. Freezes well (use within 3 months).
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  1. Cindy Silver says

    December 19, 2010 at 9:05 am

    Love your recipe suggestion, Maryann! It’s a favorite of mine, too. For a ‘green twist’ , lentil soup tastes even better with a couple of large handfuls of fresh, raw spinach tossed in just 5 minutes before serving. Let it barely wilt by covering the pot with a lid and then enjoy!

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    • Maryann Tomovich Jacobsen, MS, RD says

      December 20, 2010 at 10:45 am

      Thanks Cinty. Great idea!

      Reply
  2. discoverregina says

    April 18, 2022 at 1:47 pm

    Wow! I am a fan of everything in the soup, but decided to try it. It was amazing.

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