I have to say that this is another great comfort food for me. Every time it is a bit grey and dark outside (like today), I want to make soup. Especially this one. So easy to do and so delicious. You can make a lot and freeze what it’s left over for the rest of the week.
When I was a child, I wasn’t very fond of soups. They were really boring to me. Now it is probably the dish that I eat the most. Winter or summer… Doesn’t make any difference for me! I just love it.
With some good bread and a glass of red wine, it’s perfect!
Ingredients
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 carrots, chopped
- 1 clove of garlic, chopped
- 1 can (medium) of chunked tomatoes
- 1 1/2 cup of dried lentils
- 6 cups of beef stock
- 2 tablespoon of olive oil
- 2 dry bay leaves
- a pinch of nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon of Paprika
- 1 teaspoon of Cumin
- 1/3 teaspoon of Ginger powder
- Sea salt and fresh cracked black pepper
Heat the olive oil in a cast iron pot and cook the onion and garlic gently over low heat for 8-10 minutes. Add the nutmeg, paprika, cumin and ginger powder and stir in. Let cook for another 3-4 minutes. Add carrots and let cook for another 3 minutes. Add chunked tomatoes and lentils. Stir well. Add stock and the bay leaves, cover, and simmer for 45 minutes or until the lentils are tender and mushy.
Season to taste with sea salt and freshly ground pepper.
Serves 4.
Filed under Dinner, Fall, Winter and tagged carrots, lentil, soup, tomatoes.
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I really love lentil soup too! Usually I don’t add tomatoes and carrots to mine, but I will try your recipe, it sounds very yumi!
Not sure how I found your recipe but I made it last night and just had it again for lunch.
Added 2 cloves or garlic instead of two. It was very very yummy!
lovely soup! with a lil hearty bread, i’m in heaven
This looks delicous! Thanks for the recipe – can’t wait to give it a go.
Hello Xavier, my name is Ana… I have a blog called Barefooted Blessings and I made a tiny review on your blog, I also made a collage with some of your pictures to show my readers, I hope that’s ok with you, here’s the link to that entry http://barefooted-blessings.blogspot.com/2009/11/food-i-heart-you-xavier-encinas.html . Please feel free to email me if you do not feel comfortable with this.
Have a great day
Hi Ana,
Thank you very much for the post on your blog! I am glad that you like the recipes.
Xavier
so wonderful. eating lentil soup leftovers as i type
this recipe is perfect, thank you xavier. (i added a little bit of grated grana padano before serving which was so nice and am tempted to try it with roasted garlic next time) .. i love the garlicy bites 
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Hope you took a picture with your medium format Jen!
Just finished eating this – so good. I also added an extra clove of garlic and got rather unholy with the pepper. Thanks for the recipe and congratulations on a beautiful site.