Lentils have been used for cooking for centuries. Today's selection is dedicated to lentil soup recipes. Delicious, aromatic, warming. This is exactly what fits the description of today's recipes. All recipes contain descriptions and photographs, which means preparing the soup will not be difficult.

For 4 servings of soup you will need:

• 200 gr. sausages;
• 1 small onion;
• 1 small carrot;
• 2 small potatoes;
• 1 clove of garlic;
• 1 small chopped tomato;
• a glass of lentils (here you can choose red, green or black);
• 1 tbsp. oils;
• 1 liter of water;
• salt, pepper and spices to your taste

Preparation:

1. Lightly fry the sausage in a small frying pan, about 2-3 minutes on each side. Using a slotted spoon, place sausage on a plate to drain excess fat.

2. In the same pan, fry the onions and carrots for 3 minutes. Then add the chopped tomato, season with salt and pepper and simmer for 2-3 minutes.

3. Take a pan of water, add lentils and bring to a boil. Then reduce the heat to medium, add the vegetable mixture from the pan, cover and cook until the lentils are cooked.

Remember! Each type of lentil takes a different time to cook, red can be cooked in 15-20 minutes, and green - up to 45 minutes.

4. Add sausage and diced potatoes to the soup and cook for 15-20 minutes until the potatoes are completely cooked.

5. When serving, you can add a couple of tablespoons of cream to the soup. Bon appetit!

Red Lentil Soup

For the soup you will need:

• 1-1.5 cup red lentils;
• a bunch of green onions;
• a little curry;
• 1 cm fresh grated ginger;
• 3-4 tbsp. tomato paste;
• salt to your taste.

1. Lentils need to be washed. Take a pan, pour water, add lentils and put on fire. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium and cook until tender.

2. When the lentils are cooked, add curry, fresh grated ginger and tomato paste and cook for another 5 minutes.

3. Remove the soup from the heat, take a blender and beat the soup a little so that whole grains remain.

4. After the soup has been whipped, you need to add chopped green onions. And you can serve!

French lentil soup with vegetables

This is a wonderful tasty soup, aromatic and very nutritious. To prepare 6 servings you will need:

• 1 large onion;
• 2 medium carrots (cut into cubes);
• 3 cloves of garlic;
• 1 stalk of celery;
• 2 tomatoes, diced;
• 1 liter of water or chicken broth;
• 2 bay leaves;
• salt, pepper and other spices to your taste.

Preparation:

1. In a saucepan with a couple of tablespoons of olive oil, fry the onion and celery until the onion is translucent and soft, about 5 minutes.

2. Add carrots and garlic, stirring constantly, and fry for another minute.

3. Add diced tomatoes, chicken broth, lentils, salt, pepper and bay leaf. Bring the soup to a boil and simmer for 45 minutes.

4. Once the lentils are cooked, use a blender to puree the soup until the broth thickens slightly or to your desired consistency. It's best not to completely puree as the soup will become too thick.

The history of lentil soup is long and complicated. Many people know about lentil soup from the Bible, when the dish became an exchange for the birthright between the brothers Esau and Jacob. This is the first mention of red lentil stew.

Today you can buy grain not only red. There is a selection of green, yellow, brown and red lentils in stores. The dish is popular among vegans and vegetarians because lentils are a valuable source of vegetable protein. Based on lentils, you can cook soup with meat or lean soup, with lots of herbs and seasonings. The delicate, soft taste of the dish is liked by both children and adults.

Vegetarian lentil soup

This is one of the most popular soup recipes during Lent and vegetarian menus. Lenten, vegetarian lentil soup has a smooth, light texture and is both a filling and nutritious dish. Lentil soup can be prepared for lunch or dinner.

Preparing 4 servings of soup takes 50-60 minutes.

Ingredients:

• lentils – 200 gr;
• carrots – 1 piece;
• potatoes – 2 pcs;
• onion – 1 piece;
• water – 2 l;
• vegetable oil;
• salt and pepper to taste;
• greenery.

Preparation:

1. Add lentils to cold water and place the pan on the fire.
2. Cut the potatoes into cubes.
3. Chop the onion into small cubes.
4. Grate the carrots.
5. In a frying pan, sauté onions and carrots in vegetable oil.
6. Place potatoes and sautéed vegetables from the pan into boiling water.
7. Add salt and pepper to taste. Cook the soup for 20-25 minutes.
8. Chop the greens. 5 minutes before the dish is ready, throw the greens into the pan.

Dietary light lentil soup with beef or veal is a hearty and healthy dish. You can prepare the dish for lunch or afternoon snack.

Preparing the dish takes 1 hour 30 minutes.

Ingredients:

• beef – 400 gr;
• tomato – 2 pcs;
• red bell pepper – 1 piece;
• onion – 1 piece;
• carrots – 1 piece;
• lentils – 150 gr;
• garlic – 2 cloves;
• celery root;
• vegetable oil;
• salt and pepper to taste;
• greenery.

Preparation:

1. Place the meat in a saucepan with water, boil the water, skim off the foam and reduce the heat. Salt the broth and cook for 1 hour.
2. Peel all vegetables and cut into equal-sized cubes.
3. Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan and add onions, carrots and celery root one by one. Fry until golden brown. Salt and add pepper.
4. Then add pepper to the pan. Fry the peppers with vegetables for 2 minutes.
5. Peel the tomatoes and cut into cubes. Add the tomato to the pan and simmer for 7-8 minutes.
6. Remove the meat from the broth, tear it into fibers or cut it into cubes and put it back into the pan.
7. Place lentils in boiling broth and simmer for 10-15 minutes.
8. Add vegetables to the soup and cook everything together for another 5 minutes.
9. A few minutes before readiness, add finely chopped greens.

Ingredients:

• water or vegetable broth - 1.5 l;
• red lentils – 1 cup;
• carrots – 1 piece;
• onion – 1 piece;
• tomato paste – 2 tbsp. l;
• olive oil – 2 tbsp. l;
• mint – 1 sprig;
• flour – 1 tbsp. l.;
• ground paprika – 1 tsp;
• red hot pepper to taste;
• caraway;
• thyme;
• lemon;
• salt.

Preparation:

1. Dice the onion.
2. Grate the carrots.
3. Fry the onion in oil in a frying pan, add carrots and simmer until softened.
4. Add tomato paste, cumin, flour, thyme and mint to the pan. Stir and fry for 30 seconds.
5. Transfer the ingredients from the frying pan to a saucepan, pour in water or broth and add the lentils.
6. Bring the soup to a boil, add salt to taste and simmer for 30 minutes over low heat.
7. Puree the soup with a blender. Place the dish on the fire, boil, add salt and pepper to taste.
8. When serving, garnish with a slice of lemon and a mint leaf.

Lentil soup with smoked meats

This is an incredibly flavorful dish with a spicy, smoky flavor. Both children and adults will enjoy this rich, satisfying soup. The dish can be served for lunch or afternoon tea.

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Red lentils - 1 cup
Onion - 1 piece
Carrots - 1 piece
Parsley - 1 bunch
Garlic - 2 cloves
Processed cheese - 1 piece
Cream 20% - 1 glass
Salt - half a teaspoon
Vegetable oil - 2 tablespoons
Water - 2 glasses

Making lentil cream soup
1. Rinse 1 cup of lentils in a colander.
2. Peel and cut 1 carrot into circles.
3. Peel and cut 1 onion into half rings.
4. Peel and finely chop 2 cloves of garlic.
5. Grate or mash 1 processed cheese with a fork.
6. Finely chop 1 bunch of parsley.
7. Pour water into a saucepan, bring to a boil, add lentils and cook over low heat for 10 minutes - the lentils should retain their shape.
8. Using a colander, drain the water from the lentils.
9. Pour 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil into a saucepan and place over medium heat.
10. Add carrots, onions and garlic to the saucepan, stir-fry for 7 minutes.
11. Add lentils, parsley, processed cheese, cream, half a teaspoon of salt to the saucepan, stir and heat for 5 minutes.
12. Grind the contents of the saucepan with a blender and heat for 2 minutes. Lentil cream soup is ready.

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Which lentils are suitable for soup?
You can use any type of lentil to make cream soup. Please note that green lentils are cooked for 40 minutes, and brown lentils for 25 minutes.

How to serve lentil soup?
The taste of lentils contains mushroom and nutty notes, therefore, it is appropriate to decorate the surface of the cream soup with walnuts (break the kernels with your hands, but not too finely) or slices of champignons fried in vegetable oil.

About lentil soup
Interestingly, in Germany, a lentil dish is served on the New Year's table as a symbol of prosperity and success. Lentil stew is mentioned in the Old Testament - it was for it that Esau exchanged his birthright.

The calorie content of lentil cream soup is 180 kcal/100 grams.

Store the prepared lentil cream soup for no more than 2 days in the refrigerator.

Can be cooked in different ways. It is made spicy and dietary, with meat and vegetarian. Other beans or cereals are added there, it is ground into puree, in general, there are a lot of options for preparing this dish. In most cases, lentil soup, the recipe with photos of which is described below in several versions, is prepared quite simply, and the result exceeds all expectations. So those who are tired of traditional borscht, kharcho and rassolnik can be strongly recommended to experiment with this dish.

Recipe for lentil soup with croutons

This vegetarian dish does not require any special cooking skills. To prepare it, just basic skills and the simplest ingredients are enough. At the same time, it turns out tasty, healthy and nutritious. For 1 serving of soup you will need half a glass of lentils, a small onion, olive oil for frying, garlic to taste, salt, a mixture of ground peppers, ½ boiled chicken egg, a teaspoon of flour and a slice of black bread.

First you need to wash and cook the lentils according to the instructions on their packaging. Then finely chopped onion and garlic, passed through a press, are added to it. Boil the vegetables until the vegetables are ready, cool slightly and rub through a sieve (it is better not to use a blender so as not to turn the mass into a puree; pieces of the ingredients should be felt in the dish). Separately, in a frying pan, fry the flour in oil until golden brown and mix with the broth. After this, the soup is brought to a boil, salted, sprinkled with pepper and served, adding a chopped egg. To make the dish more satisfying, you can fry a piece of black bread in butter or olive oil.

Recipe for lentil soup "Dal" (Indian version)

This spicy and quite spicy dish is very common in vegetarian cuisine. It is prepared from several, which makes it very nutritious and quite tasty. For 200 gr. red lentils you will need 100 g. rice, a large onion, a couple of cloves of garlic and melted butter (about 100 g). Spices include curry, red pepper, cumin, dried basil and salt. All spices are added to taste, in the original half a teaspoon, but you can reduce the dosage.

This recipe will require advance preparation. Therefore, you should start preparing it in advance. In particular, lentils need to be soaked in cold water for at least 4 hours. Then it is thoroughly washed and boiled together with clean rice in 2 liters of salted water for 40 minutes. The fire should be minimal so that the mass does not boil. Place ghee in a frying pan and fry finely chopped onion and garlic on it, adding spices at the end. After this, both masses are mixed, brought to a boil and removed from heat. When serving, each serving can be sprinkled with grated hard cheese.

Turkish Lentil Soup Recipe

The dish also belongs to vegetarian cuisine. It can be served as a puree soup, grinding the mass using a blender (in the original, this is how they do it), or you can not do this. In both cases it turns out delicious. A glass of red lentils will require half a liter of water, a small onion, and a couple of tablespoons of tomato paste. You also need salt, juice, vegetable oil and ground pepper. All spices are added to taste.

The lentils are pre-washed and soaked in water for at least an hour, but more is possible. Finely chopped onion is fried, adding tomato. Then add 2 liters of water and cook until the lentils are ready over low heat, add salt and pepper.

If you cook lentils, it will be the same, but at this stage the mass is pureed with a blender. Next, mint is added to the finished dish, sprinkled with lemon juice and served with flatbread.

Simple and delicious soup recipes for every day

Very simple step-by-step recipes for making delicious lentil soup: simple lentil soup, Italian soup, and red lentil puree soup.

55 min

108 kcal

5/5 (2)

Lentils are considered the healthiest of all legumes.. If you want to cook lentil soup and are wondering which one is best to make it from, then this information will be useful. There are several main types:

• brown - slightly reminiscent of the taste of nuts and cooks quickly;
• green – holds its shape well and is suitable for salads;
• red - boils well and cooks very quickly (10-15 minutes);
• black – does not change color and retains its shape;
• yellow – pleasant to the taste, boils quickly and is suitable for puree soups.

In order for any lentils to cook faster, they need to be soaked for 30-60 minutes. Orange lentil and potato stew is not only quick to prepare and tastes good, but it also looks bright on the plate and will delight you like a little sun on a cloudy winter day.
Lentils are used as a side dish and can also be a filling for pies. I suggest you make a delicious soup from it.

Lentil soup

Kitchenware: cutting board, grater, pan.

Cooking procedure

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Next I’ll tell you how to prepare another delicious lentil soup and its simple recipe.

Italian Lentil Soup

List of required ingredients:

• thin sausages – 400-500 g;
• potatoes – 4-5 pcs.;
• onions – 1-2 pcs.;
• lentils – 200-250 g;
• garlic – 1-2 cloves;

• meat broth or bouillon cube;
• carrots – 1 pc.;
• oregano – 0.5 tsp;
• salt;
• fresh greens.

Cooking time: 55 minutes.
Kitchenware: cutting board, grater, frying pan, saucepan.
Quantity: 6-8 servings.

Cooking procedure

1. Soak the lentils in water for about an hour.
   
   
2. Peel the vegetables and garlic.
3. Cut the potatoes into medium cubes. This soup can be prepared without potatoes, as it is already quite filling.
   
   
4. Chop the onion into pieces, and grate the carrots with a coarse grater or cut into thin strips.
   
   
5. Fry onions and carrots in a heated frying pan with vegetable oil. You can do this right in the pan.
   
   
6. While the vegetables are roasting, let's get to the sausages. These can be any thin sausages, for example hunting sausages. Of course, it will be tastier with Italian ones, but they can’t always be found everywhere. Sometimes I cook this soup with regular smoked sausages.
   
   
7. Cut the sausages into rings and add to the vegetables. Stir and fry for another 5-7 minutes. Finally add finely chopped garlic. You can also simply put it through a garlic press.
   
   
8. If you prepared the frying immediately in a pan, then put potatoes and lentils in it. Add salt and oregano.
9. Fill with broth or water in which we dilute the bouillon cube.
10. Cook our soup for 20-25 minutes.
    
    
11. Serve Italian lentil soup with fresh herbs.