Friday, January 29, 2016

This is one of my favorite recipes. Especially at winter time this warm lentil soup is just perfect. You can do the full recipe and eat the rest in next four days. It is so tasty so you won't get bored. To make your food experiences more interesting, you can change the side. Some days you can eat it with bread or different rices. In the end I will tell all the calories with different sides.

Lentil Soup

5 servings

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 large carrot, diced
1 small yellow onion, diced
garlic (optional)
1/4 teaspoon salt, plus additional to taste
1 cup red lentils
4 cups water or low-sodium broth
1 whole bay leaf
2 tablespoons lemon juice from 1/2 large lemon


In a medium  saucepan heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the carrot, celery, onion, and 1/4 teaspoon salt, stir to combine, then cover and let the vegetables sweat until the onions are soft and translucent, about 5 minutes.
Add the lentils, water or broth, and bay leaf. Bring up to a boil, then turn the heat down to low and let simmer, covered, until the lentils begin to fall apart, about 20 minutes.
Turn off the heat, stir in the lemon juice, and add salt to taste. Ladle into bowls and serve. Leftovers will keep refrigerated for 4 days.

Calories per serving: 106

Soup with 1 white bread: 160

Soup with 1 whole wheat bread: 180

Soup with 1/2 cup white rice: 200

Soup with 1/2 cup brown rice: 205

1 comment:

  1. Wow you're blog is awesome! I would love to try this some time soon.

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