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Vegetable and Lentil Soup
For my vegetable and lentil soup recipe I used du puy, or French green lentils and in France they are known as the poor mans caviar. French green lentils are dark green, almost black, in colour.
Course
Soup
Cuisine
vegetarian
Keyword
Delicious Everyday, soup recipes, Vegetable and Lentil Soup, vegetable soup recipe
Total Time
45
minutes
minutes
Servings
4
servings
Calories
247
kcal
Author
Delicious Everyday
Ingredients
1
onion
diced
1
leek
sliced finely
4
cloves
of garlic
peeled and chopped
2
teaspoons
of dried thyme
2
carrots
peeled and diced
6
mushrooms
diced
2
stalks of celery
sliced
1
tin of chopped Italian tomatoes
1
cup
of French green lentils
60
g
of rocket leaves
washed
¼
cup
of chopped dill
1.5
litres of vegetable stock
1
tablespoon
of olive oil
US Customary
-
Metric
Instructions
Warm a large pot and add the olive oil,garlic, onion and leek and cook until the onion begins to turn translucent.
Add the celery, carrot, thyme and mushrooms and cook for a few minutes until the carrot begins to soften.
Then add the tinned tomatoes, lentils and stock and stir well. Cover and cook for 25 to 30 minutes. Season to taste.
Before serving add the rocket and dill. Serve with warm crusty bread.
Nutrition
Calories:
247
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
39
g
|
Protein:
14
g
|
Fat:
4
g
|
Sodium:
41
mg
|
Potassium:
828
mg
|
Fiber:
16
g
|
Sugar:
5
g
|
Vitamin A:
6215
IU
|
Vitamin C:
17.2
mg
|
Calcium:
100
mg
|
Iron:
5.2
mg